Paul Gaines has been named CEO for Solideal Tire Inc. He succeeds joint CEOs Baldwin Hickey and Thom Hronis, both of whom have been assigned to other senior roles within the company.
Most recently, Gaines was managing director of Trelleborg Wheel Systems, based in Hartville, Ohio.
Solideal Tire, based in Charlotte, N.C., is a subsidiary of Solideal International SA of Luxembourg.