Executive Action
AVON LAKE, Ohio—Tracy Garrison, who plans to step down from his position as Hexpol Compounding Americas president in December, will become the Geon Performance Solutions CEO in January.
SANDUSKY, Ohio—Tracy Garrison, president of Hexpol Compounding Americas and Hexpol TP Compounding, will leave the company at the end of 2019.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Bridgestone Americas has promoted Cara Adams to director, race tire engineering and production for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations and Firestone Racing.
PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island—Teknor Apex has appointed Suresh Swaminathan as its new president, succeeding William Murray, who is retiring after 41 years with the company.
DETROIT—Doug Parks, a longtime General Motors engineer who oversees its autonomous and electric vehicle programs, will become the auto maker's global product development and purchasing chief.
AKRON—Thanks to growing demand for high consistency rubber in liquid injection molding segments, Shin-Etsu of America has expanded its team dedicated to these products.
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Yokohama Tire Corp. has promoted 20-year information technology veteran Pavan Desanenias to vice president of IT.
COLLEGE PARK, Ga.—South Korean off-the-road and commercial tire producer Hung-A Co. Ltd. has hired Jack Kim to manage its U.S. office in College Park, a suburb of Atlanta.
LONDON—Bridgestone Corp. and Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd. have made multiple executive appointments at their United Kingdom subsidiaries.
TWINSBURG, Ohio—Lianda Corp. has named Chad Atzemis chief operating officer.