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In an exclusive interview with Tyreman, he shared with us his experience, im- mediate focus and the exciting areas of opportunity and growth in the commercial tyre sector.
tyre industry, Ivan R is no stranger to the Tyres International Ptd Ltd (STIPL) as he served that company and tyre market since he was 25 years old.
“Holding a Higher National Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, I went to Singapore to work as I was passionate with rims and tyres. I joined STIPL as Retail Executive in April 1999. The company sent me to work in a Caltex petrol station along Jurong Port Road. During that time, when a company ran a workshop that was attached to a petrol station, it had to operate the petrol sta- tion as well. Luckily, I was not alone; with the help of a manager, I could stay on. Then in September, I was posted to a re- tail centre in Payar Lebar as technician, where I worked myself up to be Service Advisor and was later put in charge of corporate sales.”
In 2000, he continued, he became a Branch Supervisor and was transferred the company’s retail centre along Jalan Ampang. In the following year, Ivan R
Adaptivity and never stop learning
“It was a total change for me as the sales approach to passenger car tyres Compared to passenger car tyres, the
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