FORT MILL, S.C.—Continental A.G.'s Commercial Specialty Tires unit has promoted Benjamin Huebner to product line manager, agricultural tires, responsible for the strategic development of the agricultural tire business.
A Continental employee since 2017, Huebner succeeds Thorsten Bublitz, who was named international key account manager trade for Commercial Specialty Tires last year.
Huebner, 30, most recently was responsible for the development and maintenance of the product portfolio of the Agridur drive belt series. He will continue to be based at Continental's headquarters in Hanover, Germany.
Raised on his parents' farm in Germany, Huebner has had a close bond to the agricultural sector since his childhood. His first job after university was with tractor maker Deere & Co., in the tractor maker's sales and product management department.