Tireco hires sales & marketing VP

GARDENA, Calif. (Oct. 12, 2016) — Private brander and wholesaler Tireco Inc. has hired Andrew Hoit as vice president of sales and marketing for its National Brands Division.

Mr. Hoit has held a variety of senior management roles during his 22 years in the tire industry, according to the company, joining Tireco from Falken Tire Corp., where he most recently served as its vice president of sales for the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Prior to that, he was Falken's vice president of marketing, spending a total of nine years with the company.

He previously spent 13 years in multiple management positions at NTW (National Tire Warehouse) and Sears Holding Corp.

Tireco Executive Vice President Victor Li called Mr. Hoit “a proven leader who will help drive program development, performance and client engagement to support Tireco's mission and core values.

“Throughout his career, Andrew has demonstrated his ability to create and lead successful teams across various disciplines and regions while building performance acumen within his teams. With his leadership, along with his strong marketing and brand building experience, Andrew will help us achieve our goal of becoming the premier private brand program of choice in the industry.”

Founded in 1972, Gardena-based Tireco is a national private brand marketing and distribution company that exclusively owns and distributes the Milestar, Freestar, Geostar, Geotrac, Nanco and Tracgard brands, and also is the exclusive distributor for the Nankang (North America) and Westlake (U.S.A.) brands ranging from consumer and commercial to specialty tires, along with custom wheels through its national network of eight warehouses.