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Charles Seymour Newly Appointed as Head of ContiTech NAFTA
- Responsible for new business region ContiTech NAFTA and Conveyor Belt business
in the NAFTA region
Fairlawn/U.S.A., February 17, 2015. The Executive Board of ContiTech AG, Hanover, Germany appointed Charles Seymour, previously Vice President and General Manager for Veyance North America, as Executive Vice President of newly established business region ContiTech NAFTA starting immediately. Taking the combined businesses of ContiTech and Veyance into account, he will coordinate joint forces to even better meet the needs of the customers and at the same time to strengthen the ContiTech business in general in that region.
After several leading positions in the industry, Seymour joined Veyance Technologies, Inc. as Vice President and General Manager of the North American Region in March 2010. A native of northeast Ohio, Seymour was born and raised in Cleveland. He earned his BA from Bowdoin College, majoring in economics and government. He received his MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
ContiTech acquired Veyance Technologies, Inc. at the end of January. The former Veyance offices in Fairlawn, Ohio, will serve as ContiTech’s North American regional home office.
Continental develops intelligent technologies for transporting people and their goods. As a reliable partner, the international automotive supplier, tire manufacturer, and industrial partner offers sustainable, safe, comfortable, customized, and affordable solutions. In 2014, the corporation generated preliminary sales of approximately €34.5 billion with its five divisions, Chassis & Safety, Interior, Powertrain, Tire, and ContiTech. Continental employs approximately 190,000 people in 49 countries.
The ContiTech division numbers among the leading suppliers of a host of technical rubber products and is a specialist for plastics technology. The division develops and produces functional parts, components and systems for the automotive industry and other important industries. In 2013, ContiTech and Veyance together achieved sales totaling some €5.4 billion on a pro forma basis and have currently a workforce of approximately 38,000 employees worldwide.
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