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Josh Cox Named CEO at Wesco Group as Co-Founder Lloyd White Retires

August 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Josh Cox has become chief executive officer of Wesco Group, succeeding co-founder Lloyd White, who is retiring as CEO, the Lynnwood, Wash.-based specialty distributor said Aug. 19. White will remain on the company’s board. Wesco said its purchase of National Coatings & Supplies expanded the company’s footprint to more than 400 locations across North America. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Coatings & Supplies, People, Wesco Group

John Gordon Named Interim CEO of Fenix Parts as Bill Stevens Retires

August 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Fenix Parts has appointed John Gordon interim chief executive officer, succeeding Bill Stevens, who is retiring after more than eight years with the automotive recycler. Stevens will remain with the company as an investor, advisor and board member. Gordon brings more than 35 years of business experience and has held C-suite positions and led growth […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fenix Parts, People, Stellex Capital Management

Quality Collision Group Names Paul Williams Chief Operating Officer

August 14, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Quality Collision Group has named Paul Williams chief operating officer, giving the McKinney, Texas-based operator of OEM-certified collision repair centers a dedicated operations executive over a portfolio of more than 100 locations in 13 states. Williams will serve on QCG’s executive leadership team and oversee operations across the company’s collision repair brands. Operations leadership has […]

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Auto Care Association President and CEO Bill Hanvey to Retire in 2027

August 14, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Board of directors engages Korn Ferry to lead the search for a successor. Hanvey will lead the association through the transition. Bill Hanvey will retire as president and CEO of the Auto Care Association effective June 30, 2027, the association’s board of directors announced Aug. 12, ending a tenure that began in December 2015. The […]

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Collision Repair Education Foundation Adds PPG’s Amanda Valmonte to Board of Trustees

August 11, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) has appointed Amanda Valmonte, business development manager for PPG Automotive Refinish, to its Board of Trustees. CREF is the collision industry’s primary philanthropic channel to high school and college repair training programs, and its scholarships, grants and in-kind donation programs supply much of the entry-level technician pipeline that collision […]

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Michael Horne Named Chief Financial Officer at Certified Collision Group

August 4, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Certified Collision Group has named Michael Horne chief financial officer, effective July 20. Horne brings more than a decade of financial leadership experience across private equity-backed, multi-entity organizations. He joins CCG from Babilou Family US, which operates as Little Sprouts, a multi-state, private equity-backed early education platform. There he led enterprise financial planning and analysis, […]

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Fix Auto UK Creates Head of Service Delivery Role as It Targets 350 Repairers

August 3, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Fix Auto UK has appointed regional business manager Steve Lawrence to the newly created role of head of service delivery, effective immediately, and will build a service delivery division around him as the franchise network pursues a target of 350 repairers within 10 years. Lawrence reports to Mark Hutchins, operations director for Fix Auto UK, […]

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Kemper Names Eric Kappler President of Property and Casualty

July 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Kemper Corporation named Eric Kappler executive vice president and president of property and casualty, effective July 30, placing a two-decade veteran of the non-standard auto market atop its unified P&C organization. Kappler will lead the company’s specialty personal and commercial vehicle lines along with P&C claims operations. He reports to Stephen J. McAnena, who became […]

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University of the Aftermarket Foundation Recognizes 133 Volunteer Scholarship Reviewers

July 20, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The University of the Aftermarket Foundation (UAF) recognized the 133 aftermarket professionals who volunteered to review and evaluate scholarship applications for the 2026-27 academic year. The reviewer corps grew from the 118 volunteers the foundation thanked last June, an increase of 15. The foundation is now in the process of awarding hundreds of scholarships to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, Scholarships, University of the Aftermarket Foundation

Brandon Eckenrode Steps Down as Collision Repair Education Foundation Executive Director

July 17, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Board working with staff on leadership transition. The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced July 17 that Brandon Eckenrode has stepped down as executive director. Eckenrode led the foundation since August 2021 when he was named managing director. He was promoted to executive director in June 2023. He joined the foundation in 2009 as associate director […]

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