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Voting Ends Sept. 1 for 2022 TIA Board

Tire Industry Association members have until Sept. 1
to cast their vote for 13 candidates, including three incumbents,
vying for four open spots on the 2022-2023 TIA Board of Directors.
Those elected will serve three-year terms.

Following are the Board of Director nominees:

Gil Applegate, director of operations, Tredroc Tire Service, Elk Grove, IL (RTA Member)

Bill Bailey, vice president of sales, customer service and training, Myers Tire Supply, Akron, OH (RTA Member)

Rob Czukor, CEO of Tire Recycling Consultants, Fort Lauderdale, FL (RTA Member)

Russell Devens (incumbent), director of safety & risk management, McCarthy Tire Service, Wilkes-Barre, PA (RTA Member)

Billy Eordekian, president of 1-800EveryRim OEM Wheels, Santa Fe Springs, CA

John Evankovich, director of Sam's Club Tire & Battery Centers, Bentonville, AR

Travis Glidden (incumbent), regional sales manager, Stellar Industries Inc., Garner, IA

Ed Jones, director of sales, Bartec USA, Sterling Heights, MI

Gary MacCausland, senior vice president of operations, VIP Tires & Service, Auburn, MA

Eri Muca, global aftermarket TPMS manager, ATEQ TPMS Tools, Novi, MI

Craig Stevens, sales manager, Big Horn Tire, Gillette, WY

Craig Tinklenberg, sales and safety trainer, Fuller Brothers Inc., Clackamas, OR (RTA Member)

T.J. Trum (incumbent), general counsel, Pomp's Tire Service Inc., Kansas City, KN (RTA Member)

Voting is open only to eligible TIA members in good standing.
Members can vote online using the link below.
HERE

Voting opened July 1 and will close on Sept. 1.
Election materials have been mailed to the primary contacts at all eligible TIA member companies.

Election results will be announced in mid-September with the new Board members taking office on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, at TIA's annual Membership Meeting during the Global Tire Expo/SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

For questions, contact Sandra Martinez at smartinez@tireindustry.org