AKRON, Ohio (6/19/13) – Ken-Tool, a leading tool supplier to the automotive aftermarket and tire service markets, has announced Stephen (Steve) Vyn has recently joined the company as Product Line Specialist.
Vyn will be interfacing with end-user customers to learn of their everyday tire and vehicle servicing needs which currently are not being addressed. He will help find and develop new products, plus improve current products to provide solutions to these problems. Vyn will also assist with product marketing.
Vyn has previously worked in the steel industry for two northeast Ohio companies, CND Industries Inc. (Canton, Ohio) and Ryco Steel (Massillon, Ohio).
Vyn was born in Chicago, Ill., raised in Hudson, Ohio, graduating from Hudson High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) from State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport, N.Y., and a Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio.
He is an avid hockey and motorsports enthusiast. He serves as a USA Hockey official, officiating youth, high school and collegiate level games. He also serves as Chief of Waivers for the Northern Ohio Racing Association (NORA), and races a 2001 Honda S2000 at Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) national level autocross events.
Vyn currently resides in Canal Fulton, Ohio. He can be reached in Akron at 330-252-1951 or by email at svyn@kentool.com.
About Ken-Tool
Ken-Tool is the world’s leading manufacturer of professional tire service hand tools. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Ken-Tool has been providing the tire industry and automotive aftermarket with quality products for over 90 years.