Yokohama Off-Highway Tires Appoints New Country Manager for Italy

Yokohama ATG Tires Appoints New Country Manager for Italy

Massimo Mori, highly experienced sales expert, joined Yokohama ATG Tires (Y-ATG) as new Country Manager for Italy in July

12.10.2021 | Amsterdam

In this position, Massimo leads the aftermarket business in Italy for the Alliance & Galaxy brands. He reports to Sandeep Unni (Regional Head for South Europe at Y-ATG).

The 47-year-old lives in Emilia Romagna, about 50 km south of Milan. Starting his professional career with a local company in 1994, Massimo changed jobs after six years and started working for the Italian automotive company MTA. As an Export Manager there, he focused on sales development across half of Europe -taking on the responsibility for more than ten countries and respective sales agents.

Next steps in Massimo’s professional career led him to national and international companies in the battery sector. Over a period of ten plus years, Massimo was able to further gather experience as Sales Director and International Key Account Manager, increasing his level of knowledge and improving his position. Thereafter, he was the Key Account Manager Automotive Aftermarket Southern Europe for a Japanese multinational company producing bearings and linear guides where he successfully implemented a new business and managed the “startup” of the automotive aftermarket in Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece In 2021 he decided to take on a new challenge at Y-ATG.

Massimo’s two fantastic daughters are the centre of his universe, however as a self-proclaimed “sports addict” he also enjoys playing football with friends and padel as the lastest evolution of this tennis career. During the summer season, he also likes to ride his bicycle in the beautiful landscape of his home region.

“I am very excited to join Yokohama ATG Tires as Country Manager for Italy”, says Massimo. “I think that his position offers an excellent opportunity to build on my abilities and knowledge, thus successfully managing and developing the equally interesting and important segment of ATG tires for agriculture, forestry, municipalities, construction and various other uses in the Italian market. I am really looking forward to further getting involved and driving the business in Italy for both existing and off course new customers.”

Sandeep Unni, Regional Head for South Europe at Y-ATG emphasises: “We are happy to welcome Massimo in the Y-ATG team and we are sure that he will add real value to our activities and presence in Italy. As we are continually investing in R&D and the development of cutting-edge products such as the Agri Star II, for example, we also need the right people to effectively support our customers and end-users.”

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About Yokohama ATG Tires: 

Yokohama ATG Tires (Y-ATG) specializes in the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of Agriculture, Forestry, Construction, Industrial, Earthmoving, Mining and Port and other commercial tires. Y-ATG owns the world-renowned brands Alliance, Galaxy and Primex and is present in over 120 countries. With a diverse product portfolio that includes more than 4000 SKUs, Y-ATG is well-known for its ability to offer customers, both aftermarket and OEM, with superior quality application-specific and purpose-built tires.

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Cindi Hilhorst
Marketing & Communications Manager Europe
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