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Tony Wu Appointed Vice President of Automotive Refinish, Asia at PPG

March 1, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced the appointment of Tony Wu as vice president, automotive refinish, Asia, effective today. He will report to Chancey Hagerty, vice president, global automotive refinish, and will succeed Pauline Yuen, who has announced her intent to retire, effective March 19. Wu, current vice president, Greater China industrial coatings (IC) and global electronic materials, […]

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Podium Announces Executive Appointments

February 16, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Podium, the customer messaging platform for businesses, announced the appointment of John Foreman as chief product officer and Tim Milliron as executive vice president of engineering. These executive appointments come on the heels of other recent key hires as Podium continues to scale and modernize the way that business happens on a local level for […]

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Cory Lyda Named VP of Key Operations at Dent Wizard

February 16, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Dent Wizard International announced it will promote Cory Lyda to vice president of Key Operations, a newly created position in response to Dent Wizard’s growing key business. Lyda assumed the position in January. He previously served in various operations management positions in Dent Wizard’s Mid Atlantic Region. The new position is a result of the […]

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Santiago Kneeland Named Area Manager for Mexico at Spanesi

February 10, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Spanesi Americas, Inc. announced the addition of Mr. Santiago Kneeland in the newly created role of Area Manager for Mexico, where he will lead Spanesi S.p.A.’s business operations in the country.  Kneeland, a graduate from Endicott College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management, is an automotive industry veteran who began his career at […]

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Illinois Shop Operator Barbara Cellini Passes Away

February 10, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Barbara L. Cellini longtime owner, with her husband Thomas and son Tiger, operated Broadway Auto Body Rebuilders in Chicago Heights, Ill for many years. She recently passed away at age 78. The Cellini’s were active with both local and national collision repair associations in the 1980s through 2000s. Barbara and Thomas, who passed away in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Illinois, Obituaries, People

MACS Announces New Board Officers

February 8, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The board of directors of the Mobile Air Climate Systems Association (MACS) met virtually Friday, February 5, and elected officers for the year. Andy Fiffick of Rad Air Complete Car Care, Cleveland, OH will serve as MACS chairman and CEO.  Steve Sunday of Sunair, Ft. Worth, TX will serve as vice chairman. Caroline Marks Acebedo […]

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Mitchell International’s Bano Ramirez Passes Away

February 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Bano Ramirez, a member of Mitchell International’s Solution Specialist team, passed away on January 25. Bano touched many lives in his over 40 years in the industry. Bano spent 12 years with Mitchell International and previously owned and operated Bob’s Body and Fender in Van Nuys where he was an active member of the community […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California Autobody Association, Mitchell International, Obituary, People

Brian Driehorst Named Head of Sales at Original One Parts

February 1, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Original One Auto Parts, LLC, announced that Brian Driehorst has been named Senior Vice President of Sales, effective immediately. Driehorst’s career in the automotive industry began in 2005 with QCSA Holdings, a national salvage auto auction company, where he worked in a variety of sales and operational roles, culminating with Vice President of Sales. In […]

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Michael LoPrete Named VP of Operations North America for Plastfix Industries

January 29, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Australia-based Plastfix Industries announced the appointment of Michael LoPrete as its Vice President of Operations North America. LoPrete will work from his U.S. base to support North American Operations and engage with the collision repair industry to promote the company’s specialty tools, materials and certified training programs. Plastfix manages 50,000 automotive plastic repairs per year […]

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CIECA Announces Board Officers and Award Recipients

January 25, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

During the virtual Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) board meeting on January 12, the organization’s Board of Trustees elected new officers for 2021 and announced the recipients of the 2020 CIECA Awards. The 2021 CIECA Board of Trustees Officers include: Past Chair: Kim DeVallance Caron, Enterprise Holdings Chair: Jeff Schroder, Car-Part.com Vice-Chair: Phil Martinez, […]

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