MICHELIN has appointed Andrew French as B2B sales director for the UK and Ireland, with responsibility for truck and bus, van, agriculture, construction, mining as well as the tyre manufacturer’s services and solutions business lines.
He takes on the role with immediate effect, weeks after celebrating his 25th anniversary with the company, having joined as an apprentice in August 1996.
After a number of roles in accounting and finance, he qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant in 2009, before being appointed company accountant for a group of UK based Michelin companies. In 2011, he joined the UK commercial management team. Since 2018 he has held the role of director – services and solutions for the UK, Ireland and Nordics, looking after some of Michelin’s largest European customers, managing the tyres on more than 98,000 vehicles.
