Mumbai, Nov. 18 -- Brian Rigney was appointed as president of the Tire Industry Association (TIA) for 2019-2020 .

Rigney, who is president of Dill Air Controls Products L.L.C., replaced John Evankovich, who will serve a one-term as TIA past president. Rigney previously was TIA vice president.

As TIA's top elected official, Rigney will lead the association as it celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2020. During his term, Rigney said he will focus on key topics including updating training modules, collaborating on tyre registration and tire service life, assessing the recycling and sustainability of materials and more.

In doing so, he said he will continue to seek input from dealers and retreaders, both large and small, to ensure that he ...