TIA announces board candidates for 2008 election.
Press Release Summary:
Tire Industry Association has announced slate of candidates for 2008 Board of Directors election. TIA membership will vote in open elections to place 10 individuals onto TIA Board for 3-year terms. Additionally, if members submit their ballots on or before August 15, 2008, they will be entered into drawing where one winner will receive free TIA training program. List of nominees can be found in full release.
Original Press Release:
TIA Announces Board Candidates for 2008 Election
Early Voters Eligible To Win Free Training
Bowie, MD - The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has announced the slate of candidates for the 2008 Board of Directors election. The TIA membership will vote in open elections to place ten individuals onto the TIA Board for three-year terms. Additionally, if members submit their ballots on or before August 15, 2008, they will be entered into a drawing where one winner will receive a free TIA training program (complete contest information available at www.tireindustry.org).
The following is a list of the nominees for TIA's Board of Directors (* denotes a current TIA Board member):
Ken Brown, Allen Tire Center, Newport, OR*
Ken Burton, OTR Wheel Engineering, Inc., Rome, GA*
Ed Chrisman, Silver Creek Tire, LLC (Big O Tire Franchise), Reno, NV
Dan Clark, Tire Warehouse, Lake Orion, MI
Rob Czukor, Tire Recycling Consultants, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Lyle Haylett, Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions, Muscatine, IA
Bob Hendry, 31 Inc., Newcomerstown, OH
Chip Huber, Q-Fix Truck Service, Louisville, KY*
William Jarvis, Midwest Tire and Auto Repair Inc., Schererville , IN
Ron Martin, Martin Tire, El Paso, TX
Brett Matschke, Richlonn's Tire & Service Centers, Greendale, WI*
Phillip Muller, Affiliated Agency Inc., Plainville, NY
Larry Mullins, Brandon Tire & Auto Service, Ortonville, MI*
Freda Pratt-Boyer, Purcell Tire & Rubber Company, Potosi, MO
Bob Ross, Hercules Tire Company of Canada, Ontario, Canada*
Jim Short, Radial Tire and Bandag, Jasper, AL*
Bruce Street, Hibdon Tire, Oklahoma City, OK
Tony Vizyak, Great Lakes Tire, Sandusky, OH*
Tom Wright, Wright Tire Service, Anoka, MN*
TIA members can also download a ballot from the Members Only section of the TIA website (www.tireindustry.org). Members will receive ballots in the mail before the end of July, and their ballot must be faxed (301-430-7283) or postmarked by September 1, 2008 to TIA's office in Bowie, Maryland. Results of the election will be announced in mid-September, with the new Board members taking their office on Monday, November 3, 2008 at TIA's Annual Meeting at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
TIA is an international association representing all segments of the tire industry, including those that manufacture, repair, recycle, sell, service or use new or retreaded tires, and also those suppliers or individuals who furnish equipment, material or services to the industry. The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has a history that spans more than 80 years and includes several name changes. Originally known as the National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Association (NTDRA), the organization gave birth over the years to the American Retreaders Association (ARA) and the Tire Association of North America (TANA). ARA changed its name to the International Tire & Rubber Association (ITRA) and merged with TANA in 2002 to form the current Tire Industry Association (TIA), which now represents every interest in the tire industry.
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