CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill.— Scrap tire processor K&S Tire Recycling Inc. has hired industry veteran Mike Lukavsky as its president.
Mr. Lukavsky has spent 29 years in the tire industry, beginning with a job mounting tires in high school. He has worked for major tire retail outlets, manufacturers Continental Tire the Americas and Sumitomo Rubber North America and Liberty Tire for the last decade.
K&S hauls and processes more than 2 million scrap tires per year with the goal of "preserving the environment, one tire at a time" by finding end users for recycled rubber beyond the landfill, the company said.