Continental Tires has confirmed two leadership appointments effective 1 September 2025. Jana Striezel becomes Head of Global Purchasing and Dennis Bellmund takes charge of the tyre maker’s Global Original Equipment (OE) business. Both executives report to Executive Board member Christian Kötz, who leads the Tires group sector.
Christian Kötz said: “We’re delighted to welcome Jana Striezel, a highly skilled manager, to our team… In Dennis Bellmund, our global original equipment business has gained a highly experienced leader… I wish both of them every success in their new roles and look forward to working together.”
Global Purchasing:
As Head of Global Purchasing, Striezel oversees strategic and operational buying across Continental Tires worldwide. A trained lawyer, she previously held senior procurement roles at Renault and the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi alliance in Europe, and earlier worked in purchasing and legal at Volkswagen.
Global OE: Bellmund now leads Continental Tires’ passenger-car and commercial-vehicle OE programmes. He succeeds Manja Greimeier, who moved on 1 September to ContiTech to head Industrial Solutions for EMEA. Bellmund’s 25-year Continental career spans retail operations, EMEA supply chain and European replacement-tyre sales.
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