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Senior Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer of Analog Devices, Inc., has been elected to the board of directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

Goodyear announced leadership changes following the company's recent plans to acquire Cooper Tire. 

Hankook Tire has appointed Hyung Yun Kim as the new Managing Director of its European factory in Hungary. Mr. Kim succeeds Seong Hak Hwang, who had been managing the production site in Rácalmás since 2017 and will take up a new role within the company. 

The Supervisory Board of Continental AG appointed Nikolai Setzer, as new Executive Board chairman until March 2024, effective December 1, 2020. He succeeds Dr. Elmar Degenhart, who is stepping down from his position for health reasons, with the consent of the Supervisory Board, effective November 30, 2020.  

 

Apollo Tyres has appointed Hizmy Hassen to the newly created position of Chief Digital Officer.

Tytti Bergman, who has been Nokian Tyres Senior Vice President, People and Culture, and member of the Management Team, has decided to leave the company to pursue other career opportunities.

Dr Wally Chen's chairmanship is assumed effective immediately following a vote by the Maxxis' board of directors at a recent meeting. 

Silke Bernhardt as of April 1st has taken up the newly created position of Head of Communications & Public Affairs of the Tyres business area at Continental in Hanover.

Mok Yoke Lin, the 76- year-old founder of Aik Hin Motor Tayar, dedicated almost her whole life to the heavily male-dominated tyre industry.

Hera Kitwan Siu, chief executive officer, Greater China, for Cisco Systems, Inc., has been elected to the board of directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

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