Michelin appoints customer engineering manager 23 August 2023

Michelin has appointed Carl Williams customer engineering support team manager UK & Republic of Ireland, where he will lead a team of technical managers.

Williams, a Michelin veteran of 36 years, moves into the role after nearly three years as a beyond road regional sales manager. He originally joined Michelin in 1987 on a youth training scheme modern apprenticeship, developing his career to take on roles including regional fleet account manager, external training instructor and training centre manager.

During his time with the training department, he even spent a fortnight on secondment with international development organisation Transaid in Tanzania. This saw him working with professional driver trainers within the truck and bus sector to highlight how better tyres mean safer roads, and safer roads mean fewer casualties.

Williams will take over from Rob Blurton, who is set to retire from Michelin at the end of September after 44 years with the business.

Blurton’s career began aged 18 as a direct-entry technician apprentice working within Michelin’s Stoke-on-Trent factory. More recently, he has spent the last five years heading up the technical team, prior to which he was part of the wider Michelin technical team for more than 40 years.

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