Continental Appoints New Regional Executive Vice President
Shanghai, January 4, 2012– Continental AG has appointed Antonio Lopes de Seabra as the new Executive Vice President for Business Unit Replacement Passenger and Light Truck Tires Asia Pacific. He will directly report to Nikolai Setzer, President of Tires Division and member of Continental’s Executive Board.
Seabra (60), currently responsible for Continental Mabor plant in Portugal, joined Continental in 1990 as Purchasing Manager, after an international career on electric power industry. Fol-lowing a series of success in Purchasing, Materials & Distribution as well as Operations func-tions, he was appointed as Managing Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Continental Mabor in 2000. In 2004, Seabra has been in charge of both Continental Mabor plant in Portugal and Continental Tire de Mexico in San Plant, Luis Potosi. He has also been Camaçari Manufacturing Project Leader, a member of the Leadership Advisory Board and in charge of ContiSeal Unit in Portugal. In 2012, he will move to Shanghai as the Executive Vice President of Business Unit Replacement Passenger and Light Truck Tires Asia Pacific.
Seabra holds a Master Degree of Electrotechnical Engineering from Porto University. Being the President of the Board of Portuguese Rubber Manufacturers Association (APIB), he is highly respected in the rubber industry. Seabra is also Vice President of Portuguese Compa-nies Association as well as Advisor at the Technical University of Lisbon. Seabra also played a leading role in several expansion projects Besides, he is dedicated to the development of culture and holds a position of Vice-President at Casa da Música, a non-profit foundation in Porto.
In succeeding Dr. Andreas Esser, Seabra will continue to expand Continental’s position as a leading aftermarket supplier of passenger and light truck tires in the fast growing Asia Pacific region.
Dr. Andreas Esser, currently the Executive Vice President of Business Unit Replacement Passenger and Light Truck Tires Asia Pacific, will be responsible for Continental AG’s Com-mercial Vehicle Tires Business Unit from January 1, 2012.
