{"id":22377,"date":"2019-02-28T15:34:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T14:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=22377"},"modified":"2019-02-28T15:34:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T14:34:34","slug":"apollo-vredestein-ramps-up-european-oe-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/apollo-vredestein-ramps-up-european-oe-activities\/22377","title":{"rendered":"Apollo Vredestein ramps up European OE activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pedro Matos, Apollo Tyres chief quality &amp; business excellence officer will now head the company&#8217;s OE strategy and sales for passenger car tyres in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Matos has over 25 years\u2019 experience in the tyre industry in a range of different roles, and has worked directly with several major European OEMs in quality, R&amp;D and sales positions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22378\" style=\"width: 299px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22378\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1f5612bf-8c48-4ee8-87ef-2208f5fdafeb.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1f5612bf-8c48-4ee8-87ef-2208f5fdafeb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1f5612bf-8c48-4ee8-87ef-2208f5fdafeb-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1f5612bf-8c48-4ee8-87ef-2208f5fdafeb-768x570.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1f5612bf-8c48-4ee8-87ef-2208f5fdafeb-1024x760.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pedro Matos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPedro\u2019s appointment demonstrates Apollo Tyres\u2019 full commitment to its OE journey in Europe,\u201d commented Neeraj Kanwar, vice chairman and managing director of Apollo Tyres. \u201cWe are doing the groundwork to become a strategic long-term partner for all the OEMs in Europe, as we have been doing in India for over 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing a member of the management board of Pedro\u2019s experience and calibre, to lead Apollo Vredestein\u2019s OE strategy and sales in Europe, is a clear signal that we are taking our OE journey in Europe very seriously at the top of our organisation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Benoit Rivallant, president of Apollo Vredestein adds: \u201cBeing seen as a key player by European OEMs is one of Apollo Vredestein\u2019s strategic goals. With Pedro taking the lead in terms of OE in Europe, we are laying the right foundations for the long-term success of our OE endeavours in this part of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">For more information on the Vredestein range contact Modern Tyres on 048\u00a066 32 22 99.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pedro Matos, Apollo Tyres chief quality &amp; business excellence officer will now head the company&#8217;s OE strategy and sales for passenger car tyres in Europe. 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