THE appropriately named John Wheelwright has joined the senior management team of Titan Europe, the steel wheel giants based at Cookley, near Kidderminster.

Mr Wheelwright will also become very familiar with the world's airports. For as director of business management, the 36-year-old will be responsible for planning the future development of Titan's wheel business. He will be part of the team involved in implementing business development strat-egies at Titan's facilities in Brazil and China.

His role will require a lot of travelling, as he works with the company's international customer base, using 21 operational sites worldwide.

John began his career with Jaguar Cars in Coventry.