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Nokian to expand U.S. plant, add distribution center
from Modern Tire Dealer - February 2023
by EndeavorBusinessMedia-VehicleRepairGroup
Nokian Tyres plc is investing $174 million to expand capacity at its plant in Dayton, Tenn., and build a 60,000-square-foot distribution center there.
The investment will allow Nokian to add light truck tires to the plant’s production mix later this year.
The new distribution center will join Nokian’s current network of nine warehouses throughout the United States and Canada “and will serve the growing volume of (Nokian) customers in the Sun Belt,” according to company officials.
Nokian plans to bring the new distribution center online by mid-2024.
Nokian’s Dayton plant set production records in 2022. The company has begun adding infrastructure inside the factory to meet its goal of producing up to four million tires per year — a milestone it plans to reach in 2024.
Hankook names Rob Williams president
Rob Williams has been named president of Hankook Tire America Corp. Williams will oversee Hankook’s United States and Canada business, while leading four departments and directing teams at the company’s plant in Clarksville, Tenn.
He most recently served as Hankook Tire America’s senior vice president of commercial and consumer sales, a role he held since June 2022.
Williams brings “more than three decades of tire industry experience and has a proven track record of success in sales and operations executive leadership positions, strategic planning and optimizing profitability,” say Hankook officials.
In related news, JJ Park has been promoted to vice president of Hankook’s U.S. passenger car and light truck sales, overseeing sales innovation, corporate sales and the company’s north, south and west regional passenger and light truck tire sales team.
Park, who joined Hankook in 2004, most recently served as vice president of marketing and U.S. sales innovation director for Hankook Tire America Corp.
Ted Choi also has been promoted to vice president of North American marketing strategy and will be responsible for Hankook’s marketing strategy, TBR marketing, technical services, Canada sales and supply chain and logistic operations.
Joe Park has been promoted to vice president of corporate management, overseeing finance, accounting, tax and internal audit function for Hankook Tire America Corp.
“We are committed to the United States and Canada markets and Rob, JJ and Ted have all contributed greatly to our growth in the region,” says Sooil Lee, CEO, Hankook Tire & Technology.
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