SINGAPORE – Giti Tire has established two new technical centers, one in North America and one in Europe.
Giti says this move marks a significant step in the company’s research and development capabilities, with both sites working in collaboration with existing facilities in China, Indonesia and the U.K., the latter of which is based at the renowned MIRA facility. The company now employs more than 600 R&D personnel.
The new North American site will be based in Akron, Ohio, and will employ tire designers, engineers, compounders and research personnel. This new team will design and develop tires for the North American market across the entire portfolio of brands of the company, which encompass passenger car, performance, UHP, SUV/CUV, 4×4, light truck, heavy truck and bus tires.
The technical center operation will be led by Hamid Aboutorabi, who holds a PhD in mechanical engineering and is a 23-year veteran of the tire industry.
Giti Tire’s new European Technical Center will be based in Hannover, Germany, under the leadership of R&D Director Stefan Fischer. Fischer has more than 18 years of experience in the tire industry working across different R&D projects including OE, passenger car and van tires. He will sit both on the European and the Global R&D Leadership Teams.
