Del-Nat names commercial vice president

Aaron C. Murphy has joined Del-Nat Tire Corp. as the company's vice president of commercial products.

Murphy will oversee Del-Nat's commercial program.

Most recently, he was national account manager for Micheln North America Inc.-owned Tire Centers LLC.

Prior to that, he held various management positions at Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.

Del-Nat is the second largest private brand marketer in the United States with a combined 3.5% share of the passenger tire market, according to Modern Tire Dealer data.

It markets the Delta, National and Akuret brands.