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Canadian tyre repair specialists ITRS Group have announced a reorganisation of the structure of their top management team.

Brazilian retread equipment manufacturer Lukatec, has paid tribute to its Operations and Innovations Director, Eduardo Engbrecht, who has completed 15 years with the company, presenting him with an award at the company’s headquarters in Sao Leopoldo.

The UK-based trade magazine Tyre & Accessories has reported that owner and publisher Klaus Haddenbrock has passed away at the age of 77.

The Tire Industry Association’s (TIA) Hall of Fame Committee has selected two new inductees for the Tire Industry Hall of Fame: TIA CEO Roy Littlefield III and the late Martin J. Barry, a former president of the National Tire Dealers Association, who will enter in the historic category.

Truck Tyre Specialists, the Weston super Mare-based retreader has announced that Bob Collins, one of the company’s founders, passed away on Sunday 6 June, aged 79, after a battle with cancer.

Marangoni Retreading Systems has announced that Phil Robinson has joined its sales and support team for the network of retreaders and partners, in the role of Senior Country Manager for the United Kingdom, Ireland and United Arab Emirates.

KRAIBURG Austria have announced that with effect from 1st of April 2021, Thorsten Schmidt, the long-standing CEO of the company, is, after 36 years of continuous employment, leaving the operative company executive to enter into the passive phase of his semi-retirement.

Vaculug has announced the promotion of Perry Buckley as Sales & Business Development Director. Perry joined the company in January 2020 as Fleet Business Development Director bringing with him a wealth of experience. 

Vaculug announces the appointment of Prem Devarajan as the new Chief Sustainability Officer for the company. Devarajan has been promoted internally from Zenises where he has been helping run the Operations of the Group for several years. Prior to Zenises, he helped run Operations for one of India’s largest multinational groups. 

AME International, the leading supplier of tyre changing tools and equipment, has announced the appointment of Robin Maynard, former salesperson for Chicago Pneumatic (CP), as its new Sales & Marketing Liaison.