Continental shifts exec assignments within Specialty Tires business unit Thomas Falke HANOVER, Germany — Continental A.G. has shifted executive duties within its Specialty Tires business unit, assigning responsibility for commercial specialty tires to Thomas Falke and for two-wheeler tires to Wolfgang Thomale, who also continues as the head of the business unit overall. With the internal shift, the business unit continues to follow its chosen growth path in the associated areas of commercial specialty tires, two-wheeler tires and Hoosier Racing Tires, Conti said. The change is expected to benefit the businesses, Conti said, due to the wealth of experience of the two managers.