Spanesi Americas announced the addition of Constantino Uliano, Area Manager – Canada, to the its team in order to meet the increasing demands for customer sales, support and training in the Canada marketplace. Uliano is an industry veteran with over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry and is also a welding specialist. He […]
Tim Adelmann Joins Driven Brands
Adelmann will support integration of ABRA Franchise acquisition and insurance relations. Driven Brands announced that as part of its acquisition of ABRA’s franchise operations that were announced last week, Tim Adelmann will be joining the Driven Brands team. Adelmann will be focused on the integration of the ABRA Franchise System into Driven Brands and will […]
Enterprise Holdings CEO Pam Nicholson to Retire at Year’s End
Enterprise Holdings Inc. announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Pamela M. Nicholson, will retire from the company at the end of this year. Her successor will be named after a meeting of the company’s board of directors in December. Nicholson is only the third CEO in the privately held company’s more than 60-year history and […]
Jim Muse Appointed VP of Refinish for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Axalta
Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) today announced the appointment of Jim Muse as Vice President of Refinish Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) effective immediately. He succeeds Adrien Schrobiltgen in this role. Muse first joined Axalta in 2013 as part of the North American refinish leadership team and was awarded the Axalta Senior Leadership Award in 2015 for […]
Repairify Names Teresa Covington as Chief Financial Officer
Repairify, Inc. announced the appointment of Teresa P. Covington as its Chief Financial Officer. Covington will join the organization’s senior leadership team and lead the company’s global finance operations. Covington is a strategic financial executive with more than 20 years of C-level experience with publicly-held and privately-owned companies. Most recently, Covington was heading the global […]
IBIS USA Announces Content Steering Group for April 2020 Meeting
IBIS announced the launch of the IBIS USA 2020 steering group. The group’s first meeting took place on September 24, during which members started the agenda and content planning process and were updated on the line-up of sponsors involved in supporting the event. The steering group members are: Don Mikrut, vice president of sales and […]
AMI Announces 2019-2020 Board of Trustee Changes
The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) announced the addition of three new members to the AMi Board of Trustees: Michael Brewster, AAM, Gil’s Garage, Inc., Burnt Hills, N.Y, Jim Silverman, Automotive Training Institute, Linthicum, Md. and Mary Steele, ASA Florida, Punta Gorda, Fla. The Board provides leadership for carrying out the Institute’s mission to identify, provide […]
PPG Names Knavish, Liebert Executive Vice Presidents
Tim Knavish assumes responsibility for global automotive refinish business. PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced that Tim Knavish and Rebecca Liebert will be appointed executive vice presidents and join the company’s Executive Committee, effective Oct. 1. Knavish currently serves as PPG senior vice president, architectural coatings, and president, PPG Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Liebert currently […]
Jeff Liaw Named President of Copart
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced that Jeff Liaw had been promoted to the position of President, effective September 3, 2019. Liaw will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Jay Adair. Prior to his elevation to President, Liaw, 42, served as Copart’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, a position he has held since January 4, […]
Brian Hoekstra Named Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions at Lawson Products
Lawson Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAWS) announced the appointment of Brian Hoekstra as vice president of mergers and acquisitions, a newly created position. Hoekstra will report directly to Michael DeCata, president and chief executive officer. “A key aspect of our growth strategy involves growing revenues and earnings through acquisitions. Brian comes to us with excellent experience and […]