Freda Pratt-Boyer is new board secretary at TIA

At its biannual Board of Directors meeting this week, the Tire Industry Association (TIA) elected Freda Pratt-Boyer, senior auditor of Purcell Tire & Rubber Co., as its new board secretary.

Beginning Nov. 1, 2012, Pratt-Boyer will begin her one-year term as secretary. After that year, she will proceed as vice president, then president, then past president; all of these positions are for one-year terms.

Pratt-Boyer began her career in the tire industry in 1972 with Purcell Tire & Rubber Co. Over the course of her career she worked in retail, commercial, retread plant, and wholesale distribution centers in managerial positions.

Pratt-Boyer has served as operations manager, region manager, and is currently senior auditor for the company, which recently went through a staff reorganization. These years of service have given her the opportunity to study, learn, and become a leader in the tire industry.

TIA says she is a decisive manager who vigorously promotes education, training, and customer service to all levels of the tire industry. Freda is currently Vice President elect for the MTIA (Missouri Tire Industry Association) and is currently serving her fourth year on the TIA Board of Directors.

Related Topics: Freda Pratt-Boyer, Purcell Tire & Rubber Co., TIA, Tire Industry Association

comments

1. Sherry | June 28, 2012 at 09:44AM
   Congratulations to Freda, the third woman to take the helm of TIA and the second to come from a privately owned tire business with multiple locations. I know she will make all women in the tire industry proud. She will have big shoes to fill after Pam Fitzgerald, the FIRST TANA woman President!!

2. Brad | June 28, 2012 at 10:27AM
   Very good Freda! I know you will do well.

3. Alan | August 30, 2012 at 08:49AM
   Congratulations!!!!. What a great addition to TIA. The industry needs more Woman like Freda and Juanita.
   
   Alan Boyer, Clark's Auto. " Your Green Garage" Salt Lake City, UT

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