Triangle Tire Hires New Senior Development Engineer

Brad Wurst's tire engineering experience includes 20 years with Bridgestone Americas and seven years with Cooper Tire.

Published: July 13, 2020

Longtime tire industry engineer Brad Wurst has accepted the position of senior development engineer of A3T, the technical center for Triangle Tire in Akron.

Wurst joins Triangle Tire from a recent post at Smithers Materials Science and Engineering. His tire engineering experience includes 20 years with Bridgestone Americas and seven years with Cooper Tire, including a one-year stint as a TBR development engineer at Cooper Tire’s Shanghai facility.

“We’re thrilled to have Brad join the Triangle team,” said Tim Baker, deputy general manager of A3T. “Brad’s experience and commitment will certainly enhance the technical capabilities of this office to support Triangle Tire’s global development efforts, particularly product development initiatives for the North American market.”

Kumho Tire USA names new VP of marketing

In her new role, Jessica Egerton will develop and execute integrated marketing and brand awareness programming for Kumho Tire USA.

By Christian Hinton

Published: February 27, 2024

Kumho Tire U.S.A. has named Jessica Egerton as vice president of marketing. In her new role, Egerton will develop and execute integrated marketing and brand awareness programming for the tire brand, supporting retail and consumers.

Egerton brings to Kumho Tire experience in omnichannel marketing in B2C, B2B and B2B2C in both consumer durables/home goods and automotive, as well as marketing experience from national to independent retailers.