Kenda Tires is proud to announce the hiring of industry veteran, Tom Williams. Tom, VP of Engineering, comes to Kenda with 30 years of experience and has been an integral part of companies such as Firestone, General and Hankook. Tom’s first job will be to expand R&D activity in Taiwan with the addition of a new R&D center, while also developing an American R&D center based in Akron, Ohio. The Akron office will assist with North American testing and product development across all product categories.
“Kenda is looking to take the next step in the tire industry, and we’re excited about the hiring of Tom and the experience he brings. This is just step one of an aggressive short term goal to further the quality and value Kenda products bring to the market place,” Kenda President Jimmy Yang mentions.
“Kenda has provided me with a great opportunity to use what I have learned over my 30 years in the tire industry to help move them forward. I look forward to the personal satisfaction I will get from seeing the company grow.The Kenda office in Taiwan has welcomed me to the team and has been very interested in discussing the new ideas and plans. Top management is very enthused about the entire process which makes my job much easier. It is very rare in this industry to be brought in on an expansion project that has this broad of a scope,” expressed Tom Williams.
Tom will be splitting his time between Asia and Ohio where he will work with Kenda associates to advance the development process within Kenda and establish new R/D centers.