Alliance appoints global OE sales executive

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hadera, Israel -- Alliance Tire Co. has named Jean-Paul Spijker as its vice-president for global OEM sales. Spijker previously was global sales director at Magna Tyres, which sells into the forklift truck and OTR sectors.

Israel-based Alliance said Spijker will be based in the Netherlands to be closer to the OE customers.

Alliance makes off-road tyres for the farming and industrial sector.