Cooper names head of EU tech centre

ERJ staff report (DS)

Melksham, UK - Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd has appointed Peter McNally as General Manager of its European Technical Centre (ETC), based at the company's European headquarters in Melksham, UK. The change takes place with immediate effect.

The appointment follows the move of Gavin Edwards, former General Manager of the ETC, to Cooper's Asia Technical Centre.

Also among McNally's initial roles will be overseeing the certification of Cooper's new plant in Serbia, acquired and opened last month, and the beginning of production there.

McNally joined Cooper Tire in 1987 as a tyre technician in the Avon Racing division. Shortly after, he became a Tyre Design Engineer for motorcycle, rally cars, V6 Eurocars, Hot Rod, Historic F1 and other applications.

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Press release from Cooper Europe