Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe appointed Xavier Fraipont as its new Managing Director, Motorsport and Motocycle EMEA. Fraipont will replace Sanjay Khanna who is now Consumer Sales and Marketing Director for Emerging Markets.
Fraipont will lead the unit which includes technology, sales and service associates in Hanau (Germany), Birmingham (UK), Colmar-Berg (Luxembourg) and Montlucon (France).
The Motorsport and Motorcycle unit produces, designs, and markets Dunlop motorcycle tyres. It also designs racing tyres for events like the British Touring Car Championship, FIM Moto2 World Championship, and FIA World Endurance Championship. The unit is also partnering with AMG Consumer Sports, BMW M235i Racing Cup, and Honda Motorsport Europe.
“This is an exciting time to be leading this team. Our wins in 2015 in events with open tyre competition such as the Isle of Man TT, Le Mans 24h and VLN show that our team developing Dunlop Motorsport tyres is performing at a very high level. My focus will be to continue this drive to develop race winning tyres for the most demanding races and for our premium OEM partners. In the motorcycle tyre market, we have a pipeline of new product launches planned that will give our EMEA dealers a very strong offering in a highly competitive market.” said Fraipont