{"id":24709,"date":"2019-09-30T10:54:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T09:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=24709"},"modified":"2019-10-02T10:56:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T09:56:02","slug":"mete-ekin-to-lead-bridgestone-emerging-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/mete-ekin-to-lead-bridgestone-emerging-markets\/24709","title":{"rendered":"Mete Ekin to lead Bridgestone Emerging Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bridgestone has appointed Mete Ekin, current regional MD Middle East and Africa to the position of VP Bridgestone Emerging Markets, effective October 1. <!--more-->He will oversee Bridgestone Emerging Markets: Bridgestone EMEA\u2019s businesses in Africa, the Middle East and Russia.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24710\" style=\"width: 747px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24710\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-02-at-10.46.36-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"747\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-02-at-10.46.36-AM.png 747w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-02-at-10.46.36-AM-300x177.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mete Ekin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The tyre maker said that this move will ensure dedicated support to these markets and ensure seamless alignment with the strategic direction set out by Bridgestone EMEA\u2019s leadership to become a leader in mobility solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Ekin has a deep knowledge of the tyre industry and the region. He will report to Bridgestone EMEA CEO, Paolo Ferrari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an exciting move for us that comes at the perfect time,\u201d said Mete Ekin. \u201cRussia, South Africa, and the Middle East are all huge markets for Bridgestone with massive potential, and we can all benefit from each other\u2019s experience while drawing on the expertise of the mature European business. I\u2019m looking forward to working alongside Paolo and his team in this new capacity as we continue to grow these regions and our EMEA business.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bridgestone has appointed Mete Ekin, current regional MD Middle East and Africa to the position of VP Bridgestone Emerging Markets, effective October 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":24710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bridgestone","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mete Ekin to lead Bridgestone Emerging Markets - TyreTrade.ie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/mete-ekin-to-lead-bridgestone-emerging-markets\/24709\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mete Ekin to lead Bridgestone Emerging Markets - 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