Paul Whittleston, Vice President BASF Automotive Refinish North America, announced the appointment of Denise Kingstrom as the North America Distribution Director. “In line with our strategy to grow market share, Denise and her team are accountable to execute our North America distribution strategy. This includes enhancing the compelling value proposition distributors gain when partnering with […]
Service King Appoints Varghese Chief Information Security Officer
Service King Collision Repair Centers announced the addition of Anil Varghese to the role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Varghese, a renowned veteran with two decades of global experience in the information technology sector – including stints at American Express and Sony – joins Service King as the organization’s very first CISO and will […]
DuPuis Named Senior VP and COO at Fix Auto Canada
Steve Leal, President and CEO of Fix Auto Canada announced the addition of Jean Charles Dupuis to Fix Auto’s Executive Leadership team as Senior Vice President, Chief Operations Officer, effective February 8th. In his role, Jean Charles will be responsible for overseeing Fix Auto Canada’s business, as it goes through an aggressive growth strategy and […]
Enterprise Holdings Names Christine Taylor Executive VP and COO
Enterprise Holdings Inc., the parent of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands, announced the promotion of Christine Taylor to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, making her one of the highest ranking women in the global car rental industry as well as in the automotive […]
I-CAR Names New Training Program Coordinator
Mark Czvitkovits, I-CAR Australia CEO, announced the appointment of Gary Wood as Training Program Coordinator for Gold Class and Industry Training Alliance programs across Australia. Czvitkovits said, “Gary Wood has joined I-CAR’s staff and will operate from the office in Thomastown, Victoria. Gary has extensive experience at both the repair level and education level of […]
PPG Announces New SVP of Automotive Coatings
PPG announced that Tim Knavish, currently vice president, global protective and marine coatings, will become senior vice president, automotive coatings, and will continue to oversee PPG’s Latin America operations and its corporate environment, health and safety (EHS) function. Jean-Marie Greindl will become senior vice president, global architectural coatings, and president, PPG Europe, Middle East and […]
Axalta Names Dan Key Head of Global Operations
Axalta Coating Systems has appointed Dan Key as Senior Vice President, Operations and Supply Chain. In this capacity, Key will oversee Axalta’s extensive manufacturing network of 35 production facilities and 6,000 people working on six continents. He also will be responsible for the delivery of products to customers around the world. “I’m very excited to […]
CARSTAR Adds VP of Insurance and Director of Marketing
Driven Brands and CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the promotion of two Driven Brands’ team members into prominent roles for CARSTAR. CARSTAR continues to expand its insurance relations team to support its national insurance programs. While Dan Young, now president of CARSTAR U.S., will continue in a leadership role with insurance carriers, CARSTAR has […]
CARSTAR Appoints New Midwest Area Director of Operations
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced Darryl Rochefort as its newest Area Director of Operations. In his new role, Rochefort will provide operational direction to coach, counsel, and consult CARSTAR franchisees in the Midwest Region. Rochefort will report to Melissa Miller, CARSTAR’s National Director of Operations. Darryl Rochefort has worked in the collision repair industry […]
CIECA Announces 2016 Board Officers
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced its Board of Trustees has elected the following officers for the 2016: Chair – Gene Muller, Nationwide Insurance Vice Chair – Phil Martinez, Mitchell International Treasurer – Frank LaViola, Enterprise Holdings Secretary – Clint Marlow, Allstate Insurance Each of these officers will serve on the Executive Committee, […]