Rowe Beefs Up Sales and Marketing Team
ROWE has appointed Thomas Papez as senior vice president of global sales and marketing and a member of its management board. Papez joins the German lubricant manufacturer after serving as managing director of BestDrive Austria, a subsidiary of Continental, from 2022 to 2026. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the automotive and mobility sectors, including senior roles at Bosch Mobility Aftermarket.
The company has also appointed Julia Lais as head of marketing. Lais has around 15 years of experience in industrial marketing, having held roles at INEOS Styrolution, Watts Water Technologies and, most recently, RKW Group. At ROWE, she will lead marketing and communications activities, with a focus on strengthening the company’s international brand presence and supporting its global growth plans.
Syntium PCMO Range Update
Petronas Lubricants International has updated its Syntium passenger-car motor oil range to meet the latest API SQ and ILSAC GF-7 specifications, joining a growing list of suppliers adopting the new standards.
Introduced on June 12, the upgraded oils are designed for next-generation engines and stricter fuel-economy and emissions requirements. ILSAC GF-7 replaces GF-6 and is split into GF-7A and GF-7B categories, while the corresponding API SQ specification extends coverage to ultra-low-viscosity SAE 0W-8 and 0W-12 grades increasingly specified by automakers.