Ohlwein, 44, will be replacing Pedro Carreira, who will continue his work for Continental, as he will take over as general manager of the group’s plant in Lousado (Portugal), the group said in a statement.
Ohlwein has been working for Continental’s tire division for more than 18 years. Before joining the team of the group’s tire factory in Timisoara, Ohlwein had worked as a production manager at Continental’s truck tire plant in Mount Vernon (USA).
Continental group, which has been operating in Romania for nearly 13 years, has invested over EUR300 million in its tire plant in Timisoara.
The group has seven production units and three research and development centers in Timisoara (western Romania), Sibiu (central Romania), Carei (northern Romania), Arad (western Romania), Brasov (central Romania) and Iasi (eastern Romania).