TIA Board Elects Brian Rigney as the 2017-2018 Secretary

(Bowie, MD - 7/5/2017) – The Tire Industry Association (TIA), a leader in tire safety, held its mid-year board of directors meeting on June 21–June 23 and elected Brian Rigney as its new board secretary effective Monday, October 30, 2017.

Brian Rigney is currently the President of Dill Air Controls Products and has 16 years of experience within the tire industry. Brian began his career as a mechanical engineer maintaining design control over OEM products, including participating in SAE meetings to develop a test plan for TPMS sensors and valve stems. At Dill, Brian oversees 125 employees and they have performed countless training seminars since 2005 to educate tire dealers how to properly service vehicles with TPMS, as well as explaining the system to the motoring public. For the past three years, Brian has been involved in the training and government affairs committees of TIA and hopes to continue his efforts in helping to update the TIA training modules with best practices.

“We are excited to have Brian serve as our new board secretary for this upcoming term,” said Roy Littlefield, executive vice president of TIA. “Brian brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the tire industry and we are confident that he will contribute many insightful ideas in his new position.”

About Tire Industry Association: The Tire Industry Association (TIA), with a 97-year history representing all segments of the national and international tire industry, is the leading advocate, as well as, instructor in technical training of tire service technicians. For more information, visit www.tireindustry.org or call 800-876-8372

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