Currently, Jeff Hughes has been appointed as Linglong Tire's new Regional Director of Speciality Tyres for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective 1 June 2025.

Jeff Hughes will be responsible for the strategic planning and sales of the Speciality Tyre Division in EMEA. In this newly created position, he will work closely with the product and marketing teams to establish Linglong Tyre as one of the leading suppliers of specialty tyres in the market.

Previously, Jeff Hughes joined Maxam Tyres, a division of the Sailun Group, where he successfully led the European Specialty Tyre Replacement business during his tenure as Sales Director. Prior to that, he held a number of senior management positions with Goodyear Tyres worldwide for over 20 years.

Jeff Hughes said, "I am very much looking forward to my new role at Linglong Tyre and hope to draw on my more than 25 years of experience in the tyre industry to achieve ambitious goals together with my colleagues in the EMEA region. Our most important tasks will be to optimise existing customer partnerships, develop new customers and thus further strengthen the company's market position."