Marcos Oliveira, President and CEO of Iochpe Maxion, announced today that Pieter Klinkers is being promoted to CEO of Maxion Wheels, effective March 1, 2015.
Pieter has a successful history of twenty years in wheels and tires, working for the Michelin Group before joining Maxion Wheels in 2005 as Vice President of Sales for Europe, Africa & Asia Pacific (EAAP). Pieter was promoted to President – EAAP in 2009, where he has successfully increased Sales and Profitability for the region.
Pieter assumed further responsibilities in 2013, spearheading the fast-moving Innovation efforts Maxion Wheels had launched after its take-over of the legacy Hayes Lemmerz in early 2012.
Pieter will be leading the Maxion Wheels team from the Company’s holding company in Königswinter (Bonn), Germany.
