Michael Macaluso, president of CARSTAR Canada, has been named interim president of both CARSTAR’s U.S. and Canadian collision repair operations following the resignation last week of Dan Young, president of CARSTAR’s U.S. organization. Macaluso has served in a variety of capacities at CARSTAR Canada since 2008. According to the company, the changes will accelerate the […]
CARSTAR Promotes Mack to Director of Strategic Initiatives
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the promotion of Marybeth Mack, formerly Operations Project Manager, to Director of Strategic Initiatives. Mack, a CARSTAR team member since 2011, will oversee the immersion process for CARSTAR franchisees joining the network, managing their integration into the CARSTAR EDGE platform, store branding, implementation of the CARSTAR standard operating procedures, […]
ABRA Announces Executive Leadership Appointments
ABRA Auto Body & Glass announced it has added four executives to key leadership roles. ABRA’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Duane Rouse said, “ABRA has had an incredible opportunity to dramatically expand its national footprint. Adding repair centers quickly while preserving superior quality and customer satisfaction is no easy feat. These incredible leaders have […]
Barbara Richardson Appointed Nevada Insurance Commissioner
Department of Business and Industry Director Bruce Breslow announced that Barbara Richardson has been appointed as Commissioner of the Nevada Division of Insurance. Ms. Richardson will join the Division in March. The appointment comes after a months-long nationwide recruitment to fill the vacancy after the resignation of Scott Kipper in July 2015. Amy Parks, who […]
BASF Names Kingstrom North America Distribution Director
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 […]