The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) recognized Eric’s Auto Center CARSTAR in Tucson, Ariz. as the first collision repair facility to achieve 25 years of continuous Gold Class recognition. At a dinner this week Eric Grossman, the owner, was personally recognized by local Tucson I-CAR committee members and I-CAR staff and was presented […]
Innovation Group North America Appoints New President of Auto Division
Innovation Group North America, the provider of insurance software solutions and business process services, announced the promotion of Pete Douglas to President of Innovation Group’s Auto Division. Most recently Vice President of Account Management and Strategy at Innovation Group, Douglas has also served as Vice President and Enterprise Sales Leader at Enservio and in various […]
Uni-Select Appoints Eric Bussieres Chief Financial Officer
Uni-Select Inc., the distributor of automotive products in Canada and parent company of FinishMaster, announced the appointment of Eric Bussières as its Chief Financial Officer, effective November 30. “Eric has a solid track record of supporting operational excellence and growth through successful investment and financing strategies within both private and publicly-traded companies,” said Henry Buckley, […]
Moreland to Retire from AkzoNobel
Tom Moreland, Strategic Accounts Manager and Industry Relations Manager for AkzoNobel Vehicle Refinishes North America, has announced his intentions to retire by the end of 2015. Well known throughout the collision repair industry, Moreland participated with numerous industry groups and major industry associations including the Automotive Service Association (ASA), Collision Industry Conference (CIC), the Inter-Industry […]
Michael Quinn Named Executive Vice President at Assured Performance
Assured Performance announced the appointment of Michael Quinn as Executive Vice President. Quinn will assume responsibility for the general business operations at Assured Performance including sales, marketing, and business development. He will also maintain a position on their Board of Directors. Quinn has more than 25 years of industry experience. He co-founded a seven shop […]
DuPont Names Vanlancker VP of Performance Coatings for EMEA Region
DuPont named Thierry Vanlancker as Vice President of Performance Coatings for the company’s Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) region, effective December 1. Vanlancker, 46, currently global business and market director for DuPont Fluorochemicals since 2006, has held a range of business leadership roles in sales, marketing and technical capacities since joining the company in 1988. His assignments […]
Snap-on Incorporated Makes Announcement
Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) announced yesterday that chairman, president and chief executive officer, Robert A. Cornog, underwent surgery this week and it was successful. He is expected to return to his full-time duties after a suitable recovery period. Donald S. Huml, senior vice president-finance and chief financial officer, temporarily will take on the oversight of day-to-day […]
CarStation Names LVMH Executive Bergen CIO
CarStation.com announced November 23 the appointment of David Bergen as chief information officer. Mr. Bergen has 20 years of information technology experience, currently serving as senior vice president and CIO of global information technologies for LVMH-SDG Inc. Previously, Mr. Bergen spent nearly 12 years with The GAP Inc., last serving as vice president of application […]