Michelin North America Inc. will get a new president and CEO, effective Oct. 1, 2024, when Matthew Cabe replaces Alexis Garcin.
“Matthew has represented the voice of Michelin customers with dependable passion in our organization for more than 19 years, along with a leadership approach that directly reflects the Group’s core values,” says Scott Clark, executive vice president, Automotive, Motorsport, 2 Wheels, supervising Michelin's Americas Regions.
“His prior experience leading businesses in both North America and globally will facilitate the Group’s continued growth and success in this important region.”
Cabe succeeds Alexis Garcin, whose next position within Michelin will be announced at a later date.
In the president and CEO role, Cabe will be responsible for all key customer-facing functions of Michelin North America, including sales and marketing, services and solutions, quality and supply chain units, along with other functions, such as corporate and business services, communications, finance, personnel, information technology and legal, according to Michelin officials.
Concurrent with his new appointment, Cabe also joins the board of the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association.
“I am confident in the future of our company as we continue to focus on bringing our sustainable mobility strategy to life – the critical balance of customer centricity, financial results, respect for the environment and empowerment of our people,” says Cabe. “This is an exciting opportunity to work with our team in the North American region to serve our customers and drive the business forward.”
Since 2021, Cabe has served as senior vice president of the Michelin Group’s automotive regional brands business line, which is based in Budapest, Hungary. From 2017 to 2021, he served in a number of marketing leadership positions for Michelin's North American passenger car and light truck business.
"Across his 19-year tenure with Michelin, he has held various leadership roles in engineering, manufacturing, marketing and other commercial functions in North America and at the global level," according to Michelin officials.
Garcin was promoted to his current role at Michelin North America in 2019.