Kuala Lumpur : Goodyear Malaysia has appointed Alex Ng as its managing director. Ng replaces Ben Hoge who after a successful 3-year assignment will be moving to a senior role within Goodyear’s European, Middle East and Africa organisation (EMEA).
Hoge, managing director of Goodyear Malaysia since 2016, is returning to lead sales operations and international key accounts based out of the Goodyear EMEA headquarters in Brussels, Belgium effective 1 August 2019.
During his time in Malaysia he successfully implemented an aligned distribution model, expanding the retail network with a stronger mix of new high performance tyres, which returned Goodyear Malaysia to volume and market share growth.
Ng first joined Goodyear in 2008 as General Manager (Singapore). He was promoted to become general manager, aviation business in 2009 based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Ng was subsequently promoted to original equipment (OE) director, Asia Pacific in 2012.
From 2013, he assumed his current business portfolio as market director, Singapore, Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philipines and export markets.
Ng is expected to take up his new position in Malaysia in Q4 2019.
In the meantime, Andy Cooper, managing director, Goodyear Asean will take direct responsibility for the Malaysia business until Ng transitions from his current role.
