"Jochen’s impact on Continental’s tire business has been immeasurable. On behalf of the entire Tires Board, I want to sincerely thank him for his leadership, dedication, and outstanding contributions throughout his tenure. We wish him a well-deserved and fulfilling retirement," said Christian Koetz. "At the same time, we are excited to welcome Tansu Işık into his new role as Head of our Business Area Replacement Tires the Americas. With his deep tires expertise and strategic insight, he is perfectly equipped to build on our success and lead our tire business in the Americas into the future."

Tansu Işık brings more than 20 years of international experience in a wide variety of markets and functions within Continental’s tires business, including marketing, supply chain, strategy, and key account management. He began his career as a Business Development Specialist in Istanbul, Türkiye. After obtaining various positions in the company, Tansu Işık moved to Continental Tires’ Headquarters in Hanover, Germany, to become Head of Pricing for the region Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He then moved to Shanghai, China, as Director and then Vice President for Key Account Management (OE) China and the Asia-Pacific region (APAC).

From 2017, Işık worked as Head of Marketing for the company’s replacement tire business in the EMEA region. He then led the Strategic Business Development and Global Marketing organization of Continental Tires. Currently, Işık serves as the Head of Region South & Channels Fleet and OE Trailer for Continental replacement tire business in the EMEA region. In this role, he oversees business operations in multiple countries, leads Continental’s truck tire business in EMEA, and is responsible for its retread and digital solutions business in the region. Işık holds an Executive MBA from Koç University and trainings at institutions such as INSEAD, Duke University, and Ashridge University.