PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — TBC Corp. has named Clif Armstrong as director of commercial sales for its TBC Brands tire distribution business.
Armstong, who was president and CEO of Marangoni Tread North America from 2019 through July 2021, has nearly 30 years experience in the tire industry. Prior to joining Marangoni, he was president of Pirelli Industrial Tire North America (part of the Prometeon Tyre Group) for 2 1/2 years and spent 22 years with Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C., serving in several positions, including as director of commercial tire marketing in the Americas.
"Through his vast knowledge in the commercial tire and retreading industry, in addition to his extensive customer-centric sales and management experience, I am confident that Clif will lead the TBC Brands commercial team into our next phase of growth," Geoff Doster, president and COO of TBC Brands and TBC International, said.
Armstrong's hiring follows on the heels of word that Aaron Murphy had left TBC after six years as vice president of commercial sales to return to China Manufacturers Alliance L.L.C. to become senior vice president of the North American subsidiary of China's Double Coin Holdings Ltd.
Murphy left CMA, where he had held a number of executive positions from 2002 to 2015, to work for TBC.