BFNT promotes OTR, farm tire execs

April 30, 2007

Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC (BFNT) has named Shawn Rasey executive director, Off Road Tire, and Ken Allen executive director of sales and marketing for Firestone Agricultural Tire Group.

Rasey most recently served as executive director, North American Sales, Off Road Tire. In his new position, he is responsible for all North American sales, customer service, marketing, administration and engineering for BFNT's OTR division.

Allen most recently served as director of global OEM, engineering and export sales for BFNT's farm tire unit. He is now responsible for all of North American sales channels, marketing, customer service and sales engineering groups for the company's ag tire business.