ROME, GA – Tom Gravalos, PTNA’s Vice President of Marketing, Motorsports and Original Equipment has been chosen by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce to represent Pirelli on one of its organization’s policy committees for 2010. The state-wide Chamber policy committees were developed to add depth and expertise to the Georgia Chamber’s pro-business agenda, and each committee is carefully structured to reflect the concerns of the Georgia business community.

“These policy committees are focused on issues critical to our state’s economic health,” said George M. Israel, President and CEO of the Georgia Chamber. “These are the people who do the research and ask the right questions so that we can develop and advocate positions that will ultimately help Georgia business.”

Policy committees are a building block of the Georgia Chamber’s legislative agenda, and through the development of yearly policy positions, the committees help the organization defend and support legislation that will ensure Georgia remains a place where business can grow and thrive.
Committees such as Georgia Business and Industry Development, Tourism, International Relations, Transportation,  Law and Judiciary, Healthcare, Environment and Energy, Education and Workforce, and Tax – the committee which Gravalos serves – all work together to create work-able solution to today’s challenging problems.

Joining Gravalos and Pirelli on the 2010 Georgia Chamber Tax Committee are fellow committee members such as: Coca Cola, Georgia Power, CSX Transportation, Turner Broadcasting, and many more of the states finest businesses.

“The Georgia Chamber of Commerce has a unified voice in the business community,” said Gravalos.  “We aggressively advocate the business viewpoint in the shaping of public policy, encouraging ethical business practices and ensuring the state’s future as economically prosperous, educationally competitive and environmentally responsible.  I am honored that I can represent Pirelli Tire North America within such an influential organization, and look forward to the policies we will develop in 2010.”

Pirelli Tire North America designs, develops, manufactures and markets tires for passenger vehicles in both the original equipment and replacement markets as well as markets and distributes tires for motorcycles and motorsports. Located in Rome, Georgia, Pirelli’s Modular Integrated Robotized System (MIRS) employs state-of-the-art technology to manufacture tires for both export and domestic markets.  For more information please visit www.us.pirelli.com