Roy Littlefield, executive vice president of the
Tire Industry Association (TIA), is
assuming day-to-day control of its government affairs
activities.
The current director of government and business
relations, Paul Fiore, is leaving
the association.
Littlefield is a
veteran policy expert with more than 35 years of
experience working to influence legislation at the state
and federal levels. After gaining four years of Capitol
Hill experience on the staffs of U.S. Senator Thomas
McIntyre and Sergeant-at-Arms F. Nordy Hoffman,
Littlefield joined the former National Tire Dealers and
Retreaders Association (NTDRA) in 1979 as director of
government affairs.
His experience at NTDRA includes work on several
successful legislative efforts, including voluntary tire
registration and a tax credit for rubber lost in the
retreading process. In 1984, Littlefield came to the
American Retreaders Association (the predecessor to the
International Tire & Rubber Association) and was a key
contributor to the industry’s efforts to restructure the
Federal Excise Tax on truck tires and for the
elimination of the federal excise tax on new passenger
tires.
In addition to being heavily involved in the
TIA’s lobbying activities, he has held
the part-time position of director of government affairs
for the association since 1984 and has been involved in
many of the organization’s key legislative
activities.
“I look forward to devoting more of my time to the
important work of ensuring that the tire industry
continues to be well-represented in the halls of power,”
says Littlefield. “Government affairs has always been a
top priority of TIA, and TIA members can rest assured
that they will continue to receive the same top-notch
representation they have always received.”
For more information, visit www.tireindustry.org.