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Bunch to Retire as PPG Executive Chairman, CEO McGarry Elected to Succeed

July 22, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced that Charles E. Bunch will retire Sept. 1 as executive chairman of the PPG board of directors after 37 years with the company. PPG President and Chief Executive Officer Michael H. McGarry will become chairman and CEO effective the same day. Under Bunch’s leadership, PPG accelerated its business transformation through strategic actions that […]

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Sam Freeman Named Vice President of Franchise Development for CARSTAR

July 22, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the hiring of Sam Freeman as Vice President of Franchise Development. Freeman enters this new role at CARSTAR after serving as the Director of Franchise Sales for one of CARSTAR’s sister brands at Driven Brands, Inc., CARSTAR’s parent company. Freeman is looking forward to supporting existing franchisees by identifying […]

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GEICO Names Shane Wheeler Assistant Vice President of Claims in Tucson

July 21, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

GEICO has named Shane Wheeler assistant vice president of claims at its regional office in Tucson. Wheeler will oversee GEICO’s claims operation in several western states including: Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Washington. Wheeler joined GEICO in 1999 at the company’s San Diego office as a management intern. He then worked in several […]

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Bob Cornelius Joins Certified Collision Group as Director of Business Development, Eastern Region

July 19, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Certified Collision Group (CCG) announced the appointment of Bob Cornelius as Director of Business Development, Eastern Region. Cornelius has more than four decades of experience within the insurance claims community in designing, implementing, managing and refining direct repair program (DRP) networks to drive customer satisfaction, cycle time, and loss adjustment expense (LAE) results. His extensive […]

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GEICO Names Beacom VP of Dallas Region; Measley to Head Dallas Claims Operations

July 18, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

GEICO has named Dan Beacom vice president of the company’s Dallas regional office. He will have responsibility and oversight for all day-to-day operations related to GEICO’s policyholders in 10 states: Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota. Prior to his new assignment, Beacom served as the Dallas region’s […]

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Chloe Durante Named Editorial Assistant at Greco Publishing

July 15, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Thomas Greco Publishing, Inc., publishers of Hammer & Dolly, New Jersey Automotive, New England Automotive Report, AASP-MN News and Wisconsin Automotive News, announced the addition of Chloe Durante as the company’s editorial assistant. A 2013 graduate of Montclair State University, Durante will assist Editorial Director Joel Gausten in developing editorial content for all of Greco […]

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Michael Quinn Joins Certified Collision Group as Director of Business Development, Western Region

July 12, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Certified Collision Group (CCG) announced the appointment of Michael Quinn as Director of Business Development, Western Region. An industry veteran of over thirty years, Quinn was co-founder and CEO of 911 Collision Centers, where he built seven successful repair facilities in Arizona and Nevada. Quinn has served the industry in many capacities including as […]

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AIA Canada Government Relations Director Leaving July 22

July 8, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA) announced that Jason Kerr, Director of Government Relations will be leaving the association as of July 22. Kerr started with AIA in March 2012. At the time, he not only had the responsibilities of building a governmental relations presence for the association, but he also managed communications and […]

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Dan Young Joins CDS as VP Sales and Marketing

July 8, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision Diagnostic Services (CDS) announced the appointment of Dan Young as Vice President Sales and Marketing. Young will assume responsibility for sales, marketing and business development for the provider of remote diagnostic solutions and services to the collision repair industry. Young has more than 33 years of management experience in the insurance and automotive industries. […]

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Jack Crawford Taylor, Founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Passes Away

July 6, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Jack Crawford Taylor, who built a tiny car rental business into the world’s largest and most comprehensive car rental provider, died July 2 in St Louis after a brief illness at the age of 94. The company he founded, Enterprise Holdings Inc., owns the Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental brands. […]

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