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Photo of the new Director of Sales & Marketing for Giti Ltd. Patrick Gunn courtesy of Giti.
Tire manufacturer Giti Tire Ltd. recently promoted Armand Allaire and Tom McNamara to executive vice presidents. Allaire will take on the role of executive vice president of sales and marketing, while McNamara will be the executive vice president of business development.
New to the company is Patrick Gunn, who will be fulfilling the role of director of sales and marketing. Gunn previously worked at Bridgestone as a sales and operations consultant. His experience specializes in marketing of medium/heavy truck tires, as well as off-highway tires and retreading operations.
“With our new organizational structure, we have all the conditions in place to deliver the best value proposition to our customers, to continue to grow responsibly and build a world-class company and culture for Giti’s long-term success in North America,” said Dr. Enki Tan, executive chairman of Giti Tire Group.
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