Executives on the move: notable changes in 2023

Brad Persons to national sales head for commercial tires; was director of OEM sales, GNB Industrial Power Division for Stryten Energy.

Minoo Mehta to managing director, replacing President Doug Kershaw, who left the company; was president of BKT's U.S. operations (2018-22).

Paul Thomas to the new role of president of the Americas; was executive vice president of Mobility Solutions, Americas.

Gino Tagliaferri to the newly created position of regional vice president, sales; was manager of commercial sales and marketing for U.S. AutoForce.

Ron Sinclair to director of sales, distribution; was vice president of sales and branch operations for TransAxle L.L.C. and also with ATD.

Dave Deronne to director of sales for the retail channel; was senior key accountant at Conti.

Bob Jones to director of sales for the car dealer channel; was head of program and planning at Continental.

Dustin W. Dobbs to president and COO, succeeding his father David W. Dobbs, who became chairman and CEO; was vice president of retail operations.

Laura Sasser to senior vice president of retail store operations for all brands; was with Channel Control Merchants L.L.C.

Scott Accardo to vice president of operations for Spee Dee Oil Change; was senior director of facilities management.

Joe Burke to vice president of its North America commercial business, succeeding the retiring Dave Beasley; was general manager of Goodyear's global aviation business.

Ryan Waldron to president of the North America consumer business, succeeding Mike Dwyer, who left the company; was vice president of Goodyear Global Off-Highway.

John Bodart to president of the Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels business, succeeding Dominick Montouri; was senior vice president at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

Rob Williams to president of Hankook Tire America Corp.; was senior vice president, North America sales.

Jong Jin Park to vice president of USA PC/LT sales; was vice president of marketing and U.S. sales innovation director for Hankook Tire America.

Intae (Ted) Choi to vice president of North American marketing strategy; continues as vice president of Tennessee plant management support.

Scott Collette to CEO of Pep Boys, succeeding President and CEO Brian Kaner, who left the company; was COO of Menard Inc.

Jason Rook to president and CEO, succeeding Dave Marks, who retired; was CEO of Solid Tube & Tire.

Chris Barry to vice president of sales; was senior sales director.

Francisco Rivero to director of programs and pricing, replacing Sherry Billy, who retired; was wholesale manager for East Bay Tire Co.

Shaun Fitzgerald to handle strategic accounts; was general manager for Flynn's Tire Group.

Derek Wessels to CEO, succeeding Judd Shader, who became executive chairman; was chief operating officer and president of automotive.

Christine Perry to director of marketing; was director of marketing for Learning LX.

Geoff Doster to president of subsidiary Linglong N.A. Sales, based in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; was TBC Corp. executive vice president, as well as president and COO of TBC Brands.

Philipp Grosse Kleimann to head the Mahle Aftermarket business unit, succeeding Olaf Henning, who left the company; was senior vice president for the automotive and new mobility business unit of Siemens Advanta Consulting.

Katie Maguire, to executive director, succeeding Tony DeSimone, who is retiring; was inside sales representative at Mohawk Rubber Sales,

Rob Montasser to vice president, replacement sales; was director of sales for Dunlop Motorcycle.

Sam Kato to president and CEO, succeeding Laurent Bourrut, who retired; most recently led Sumitomo Corp. of America's transportation businesses.

Gary Skidmore to senior vice president and general manager of the Big O Tires franchise business, succeeding Brian Maciak; who continues as TBC executive vice president and general counsel; was divisional vice president, Big O Tires East.

Darryl Maraj to chief technology officer; was formerly global chief information officer at GA Telesis.

Jim Mayfield to president of the Ralson India Ltd. subsidiary; was executive vice president.

Trish Deschenes to franchise sales director, a new position in the management team; was franchisor of shared office space businesses at IntelligentOffice.com.

Dominick Montouri to chief strategy officer; was president of Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels business.

Joe Rios to chief financial officer, replacing Craig Hancock; was Southeast regional controller at Sciens Building Solutions.

Enrique Hernandez to chief operating officer; was senior director of operations at TGI.

Tatsuo Mitsuhata to chairman and CEO of Toyo Tire Holdings of America Inc. (TTHA), succeeding Chairman, President and CEO Iori Suzuki, who retired; was president and CEO of Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. and Toyo Tire Europe G.m.b.H.

Nobuo Yoshida to president and chief operating officer of TTHA; was TTHA's senior vice president, strategic planning and supply chain management.

Mike Snyder to vice president of sales, succeeding Rob Lovi, who left the company; was senior director of sales, strategic accounts.

Bo Keeney, to executive director, succeeding Steve Akridge, who retired; president of Keeney Group.

Dave Albert to CEO, succeeding David Williams, who became director of strategy and business development; was president of Spectrum Brands' home and personal care appliances division.

Jill Hepp to marketing manager; is longtime auto aftermarketing marketing executive.

Jeremy Kahrs to vice president of research and development at the Yokohama Development Center America (YDCA) facility, replacing Tom Kenny, now an executive technical adviser; was senior director at YDCA.

Lawrence Harmon to president – global OE business and growth segments; was executive vice president, global sales and marketing for Carlstar Group P.L.C.