Scott Friedman is joining Tirescanner to serve as vice president of sales for the company that wants to help tire dealers sell tires online. Friedman joins Tirescanner after leading the marketing at Jack Williams Tire Co. Inc. for the past three years. He previously worked in start-ups and for marketing agency Stream, focusing on the automotive and tire industry.
Tirescanner President Mike Welch says, "I am delighted to be able to welcome Scott into the Tirescanner family. It is really important to me that we appoint the very best talent from the tire industry. What is particularly exciting about this appointment is Scott’s experience in running one of the country’s best independent chains of tire retailers which means he appreciates the value the Tirescanner brings to retailers and is therefore really well placed to help us communicate that message countrywide to other top retailers looking to increase their share of online sales at low cost."
Friedman says, "I've been extremely impressed by the passion Mike and the Tirescanner team have to build a retailer focused online tire marketplace. I am excited to extend our vision by helping local tire shops maintain control of their own online tire sales."
Welch has launched Tirescanner as an online marketplace that works to drive sales to brick and mortar tire retailers, and Welch says the company specifically is focusing on mid-sized and smaller retailers. Tirescanner says it can make a retailer "live" on the platform within an hour.
Read about Welch's entrance into the U.S. market, after selling his U.K. platform to Michelin for $100 million in 2015, here.
For more information, visit www.tirescanner.com.
