Pieter Klinkers Promoted To CEO Maxion Wheels
http://gty.im/134973530 SAO PAULO – Marcos Oliveira, president and CEO of Iochpe Maxion, announced that Pieter Klinkers is being promoted to CEO of Maxion Wheels, effective March 1. Klinkers has a successful history of 20 years in wheels and tires, working for the Michelin Group before joining Maxion Wheels in 2005 as vice president of sales
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University Of Memphis Establishes D. Mike Pennington Award For Mentoring
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