Martin Wells, Managing Director / President of ZC Technical Center & Global OE

ZC Rubber has announced the appointment of Martin Wells as the new Managing Director / President of ZC Technical Center & Global OE in Hanover, Germany.

Martin will oversee all work at ZC Technical Center, including the global OE business development for international OEMs and account management on a global basis. 

Martin joined ZC Technical Center in Hanover in 2021, when the technical center was initially established. He has driven effective strategies that support OE project development and customer relationships and has played a significant role in international OEM business development.

“I am honored to work with our European team to further drive innovation and success for ZC Rubber and our OEM customers around the globe.” said Martin Wells.

Martin has over 20 years of experience in the automotive and tire industry. Before joining ZC Rubber, Martin served in different roles for international tire makers.

Meanwhile, Jörn Tietjens was appointed as the new Senior Key Account Manager / Senior Automotive Engineer of ZC Technical Center in Hanover. 

In his new role, Jörn will be responsible for all international OEM account management: developing, testing, and marketing new products to key OE accounts, in addition to coordinating commercial and technical support to meet all customer-related targets. 

Jörn joined ZC Technical Center as Key Account Manager OE and Automotive Engineer in 2021, when the center was initially established. Prior to joining ZC Rubber, he had a strong record in increasing customer relations and successful management of OE projects within leading international OEMs.

Thanks to the efforts of Martin Wells and Jörn Tietjens, ZC Technical Center has received different nominations from international OEMs, especially for EU Market.

“Jörn has proven his strength in building and strengthening customer relations and expanding ZC Rubber’s OE portfolio in the EU car tire market.” Stated ZC Rubber, “With our European technical center team, we are confident to have more success in the global OE market.”