JJ Dowling is Continental Tyre South Africa’s (CTSA) new general manager (GM) of manufacturing at its Port Elizabeth plant. He replaces former GM, Wayne Brown, who recently took up a position at Continental Tyre in the United States.

Dowling is said to be well versed and experienced in all aspects of tyre production. After completing his studies in rubber technology, he formally joined the company in 1999 as a curing technologist in the product industrialisation department, and since then has held various roles within quality, plant operations and production management.

Most recently, he served as the plant manager for Continental Tyre in Alor Setar, Malaysia for the past four years.

“It’s fantastic to welcome JJ Dowling back to the Continental Tyre SA family, after heading up the plant in Malaysia,” Shaun Uys, managing director of Continental Tyre SA, said.

“The tyre industry, and the manufacturing business in general, is extremely competitive and challenging, and we’re confident that JJ will impart his wealth of experience with the team as we strive for greater efficiencies, productivity, growth and overall sustainability,” Uys added.

Dowling is excited to assume the new position in Port Elizabeth, where he grew up.

“We have a great team at Continental Tyre SA and I look forward to continuing this journey with them as we focus on maximizing our potential, and delivering the highest standards of product quality and efficiency for the company,” he said.