Industry Advisory Board
The research and operation of CenTiRe is guided by representative(s) designated by each of the industry member companies to serve on the Industry Advisory Board (IAB). Acting as a consortium of members, the IAB meets twice yearly at the Center's university sites to collectively review projects, determine future research directions, select new projects and decide on funding, and provide input on Center practices and procedures. Other meetings may be held online during the year to conduct specific business of the Center. The IAB members also act as a conduit to facilitate the incorporation of the results and deliverables from the Center's research work into their respective companies. The Center is grateful for the time, efforts and expertise provided by the IAB members, as this is critical for its success.
Allison Ofenstein
Smithers
Bhaskar Chaturvedi
Continental Tire the Americas, LLC
Bijigiri Rajanikanth
MRF Limited
Bin Chung
Maxxis
Bing Yao
Sailun Tires
Brad Wurst
Triangle Tyre
Brian C. Baddorf
Nexen Tire America Technology Center
Bryce Jones
Pirelli
Charles Boston
Continental
Chris Baker
Bridgestone
Chuang Su
Sailun Tires
Cliff Hodges
Smithers
Clint Covey
Kumho Tire
Critenden Ohlemacher
Smithers
IAB Co-chair
Eric Pierce
Smithers Rapra
Hamid Aboutorabi
GITI Tire
Isabella Caballero
Pirelli
Jan Terziyski, Ph.D.
Nexen Tire America Technology Center
Jay Kim
Bridgestone
Jim Cuttino
Yokohama
Jim Peters
Maxxis
Ken Smesko
Kumho America Technical Center
Kevin Burnworth
Goodyear
Masaya Tsunoda
Sumitomo: SRI Group
Mehran Motamedi
Bridgestone Americas
Michael Andrews
Michelin North America Inc.
Minkyeong Oh
Hyundai
Nathan Billy
Linglong Tires
Nihar Raje
Bridgestone Americas Inc.
Peter Lee
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Philipp Schmidt- zum Berge
Continental Tires
Renji Issac
CEAT
IAB Chair
Robert (Bob) Wheeler
Hankook Tire & Technology
Sangkyu Park
Kumho
Scott Smith
Bridgestone Americas
Sreekumaran Nair
MRF Limited
Stephanie Shipp
Evaluator - Venturewell
Sujith S. Nair
CEAT Limited, India
Sunish Vadakkeveetil
Ford
Toshio Tada
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
