As of Jan 1, 2021, Alliance Tire Group and Alliance Tire Americas, Inc. changed their names to Yokohama Off-Highway Tires and Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America, Inc respectively. The Alliance, Galaxy and Primex brands and product names remain unchanged. Product information is available at www.yokohama-oht.com.

Alliance Tire Group, the global leader in agricultural, forestry, construction and material handling tires, recently announced organizational changes as part of the realignments in effect following the acquisition of ATG by The Yokohama Rubber Corporation (YRC) earlier this year.

Toru Nakamura has been named Chief Technical Officer. In addition to heading ATG’s R&D and project management functions, he will also drive activities related to procurement, technical, production and sourcing functions.

Vidit Jain has been promoted to Chief Technology and R&D, and has been named to ATG’s Management Committee. He reports to Mr. Nakamura, and is responsible for product development, plant technology and field technical support globally.

Dhaval Nanavati will lead ATG’s independent business unit in Central and South America as President, Latin America, reporting directly to the CEO. From his base at Alliance Tire Americas’ (ATA) headquarters in Wakefield, Massachusetts, Mr. Nanavati will continue to handle after-market sales for some parts of North America, and as Senior Vice President for ATA, will also report to ATA President James Clark. 

Angelo Noronha will take over as President, APAC and MEA, a vertical structure that covers markets in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, India, the Middle East and Africa. Noronha, currently Chief of Aftermarket Sales for Europe, will assume his new role January 1, 2017.

“These changes in the technical department will help us seamlessly integrate ATG and YRC best practices to evolve as a much stronger player in R&D and new product development,” says Yogesh Mahansaria, CEO of ATG. “The changes to the regional sales verticals are aimed to strengthen our presence in the Latin American, APAC and MEA markets. Both Angelo and Dhaval have proven their mettle in the toughest of markets, and I am sure they will take ATG to higher levels in their new roles.”