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Tom Elder Named Lee Vetland Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

November 9, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

During its Annual Meeting at Gran Centurions in Clark, NJ, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) conducted a special awards ceremony where the second Lee Vetland Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to AASP/NJ Treasurer Tom Elder of Compact Kars, Inc. in Clarksburg, N.J. Named in honor of the New Jersey auto […]

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Tony Molla Announces Retirement from ASA

November 9, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Tony Molla, vice president of Industry Relations at the Automotive Service Association (ASA), will retire from the organization at the end of the year. “My plans to retire have been in the works for some time now,” Molla said, “I’ve been blessed to work with some of the highest-performing teams in the industry during my […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, People

Jeff Kritzer Elected to Third Term as Automotive Lift Institute Chairman

November 3, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Longtime Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) Board of Directors participant Jeff Kritzer of BendPak (Santa Paula, California) was elected to a third one-year term as chairman of the board at the organization’s annual meeting in Las Vegas on Nov. 1. Doug Brown of Vehicle Service Group (Madison, Indiana) was elected to a new three-year term. He […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive LIft Institute, BendPak, Board of Directors, People, Vehicle Service Group

Alicia Figurelli Inducted into AASP/NJ Hall of Fame

November 2, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey’s (AASP/NJ) recent Annual Meeting, held at Gran Centurions in Clark, NJ, featured an exciting highlight: Alicia Figurelli, senior vice president of Thomas Greco Publishing, became the second woman in the association’s history to be inducted into AASP/NJ’s Hall of Fame. “I was completely taken by surprise […]

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Chris Chesney Named Vice President of Training & Organizational Development at Repairify

November 1, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Repairify, Inc., a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, LLC (“Kinderhook”), announced it has hired automotive training and development veteran Chris Chesney as its new Vice President of Training & Organizational Development to establish a comprehensive training initiative for customers, industry partners, employees and the network of technicians throughout the global Repairify ecosystem. “Chris Chesney is […]

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Steve Warwick Named to the Solera Audatex UK Sales Team

October 27, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Steve Warwick has moved from his position as Regional Trainer to that of Business Development Manager responsible for Audatex sales within the UK body shop industry. Starting his career as a body shop manager for the Karl Vella Group in the North-West, Warwick moved through a number of assessor positions within the body shop and […]

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Rob Pugh Appointed to Head Fix Auto UK Owned Sites Division

October 25, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto UK has appointed Rob Pugh to head up its division of owned repair centers. Reporting directly to shareholders, the 25-year-old takes up the position of Head of Commercial for Fix Auto UK (Owned Sites) with immediate effect, overseeing the eight existing Fix Auto UK-owned sites and any new additions going forward. Pugh, a […]

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Global Finishing Solutions Names Vice Presidents of Operations, Industrial Sales and Auto Refinish Sales

October 22, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Global Finishing Solutions (GFS) has announced the appointment of Tom Carlson as Vice President of Operations, Marty Hedlund as Vice President of Industrial Sales and Ellie Ramey as Vice President of Auto Refinish Sales. “I am pleased to add leaders to our organization who align with our culture and are passionate about customer satisfaction and […]

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John Krupnik Named Chief Product and Technology Officer at Joyride Autos

October 22, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Joyride Autos, the online auction platform and marketplace for undervalued vehicles including those impounded and abandoned at automotive towing and repair facilities, announced that it has brought on John D. Krupnik as the company’s first chief product and technology officer. Krupnik joins Joyride from Insurance Auto Auctions (NYSE: IAA), where he served as chief information […]

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Loren Padelford Named Chief Operating Officer at Podium

October 19, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Podium announced that it has hired Loren Padelford in a newly created role as chief operating officer to oversee all aspects of the go-to-market strategy and operations across Podium’s business. In this role, Loren will be responsible for building out and scaling the marketing, sales, business development, customer success and international efforts for Podium. “Local […]

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