DATL names Hancock as technical director
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Birmingham, England - Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Ltd. (DATL) has appointed Marcus Hancock as technical director.
Hancock has 21 years' experience in the tyre industry and joins DATL from Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Europe, where he was general manager for the company's European Technical Centre with responsibility for overseeing all product development for the region.
DATL, which claims to be the world's only specialist aircraft tyre company, has recently expanded its product range and said, in a 31 Jan statement, that it was looking to increase its presence in the wide-body aircraft marketplace following the acquisition last year of production and testing equipment from The Yokohoma Rubber Company.
“Marcus comes to us with vast technical and production experience that will help as we look to enhance our existing product range and develop tyres for aircraft we don't currently support,†said Dunlop Aircraft Tyres' chairman Ian Edmondson.
The company's former technical director Martin Pye has moved into a new role as head of original equipment sales.
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Press release from DATL
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