{"id":30655,"date":"2021-08-20T10:55:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T09:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=30655"},"modified":"2021-08-23T10:58:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T09:58:58","slug":"conor-twomey-appointed-michelin-communications-director-uk-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/conor-twomey-appointed-michelin-communications-director-uk-ireland\/30655","title":{"rendered":"Conor Twomey appointed Michelin communications director UK &#038; Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michelin Tyre PLC has appointed Cork-native Conor Twomey as communications director for the UK &amp; Ireland.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The role encompasses press and public relations, social media, events and internal communications across Ireland and the UK and covers the entire Michelin brand portfolio, including car, motorcycle, bicycle, truck, bus, agriculture and construction tyres, the world-renowned Michelin Guide as well as Michelin\u2019s growing interests in sustainable industries such as hydrogen power and high-tech materials.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30656\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30656\" style=\"width: 1980px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30656\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1281.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1281-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1281-1024x893.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1281-768x670.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1281-1536x1340.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conor Twomey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Twomey brings more than 20 years\u2019 experience, both in journalism and in public relations, to his new role at Michelin, having worked for numerous media outlets in Ireland and the US before beginning a new career in public relations in 2010 and relocating to the UK in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Since then he was worked in PR for Jaguar, FIAT, Alfa Romeo and, most recently Mitsubishi, where he also oversaw social media, events, internal communications, partnerships and government affairs.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Smith, managing director UK &amp; Ireland, commented: \u201cAs Michelin evolves to meet the changing needs of consumers and make environmental protection a core focus, having an experienced communicator such as Conor on board is really going to help us get those messages to as wide an audience as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His interest in all things mechanical means he will instinctively know which of Michelin\u2019s many interests to spotlight in as engaging a way as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conor Twomey said: \u201cIt\u2019s such an exciting time to be joining Michelin. 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