On December the 15th , 2014, the Board and General Assembly of the Polish Tyre Industry Association elected Piotr Zielak, Ph.D. (Continental) for the position of the President of the Board, Jacek Pryczek (Goodyear) and John Young (Michelin) for the position of vice Presidents as from January the 1st, 2015.
- Congratulations to the new leaders of our Association. There is a challenging year ahead of us, thus new energy and support will be needed - says Piotr Sarnecki, Director General of PTIA. - At the same time we would like to thank our former President Artur Sarnecki (Bridgestone) and Vice President Dariusz Małocha (Continental) for their contribution into the Association development and commitment into its activities -
Piotr Zielak works for Continental Opony Polska (Polish subsidiary of Continental AG, an international tyre manufacturer and supplier of solutions for the automotive industry) continuously since 1998. He started his career as Sales and Marketing Director. He was promoted to the position of the General Director of the Polish branch. Currently besides Poland he also manages sales in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Ukraine and the Kaliningrad Region.
President Zielak holds Ph.D. degree of Koźmiński Academy in Warsaw as well as master degree in transport engineering of Warsaw University of Technology. He completed postgraduate studies on foreign trade at the School of Economics in Warsaw and business management at the London Business School. He is interested in science fiction literature, photography and fishing.
Source: www.ptia.org.pl