Chuck Udell of the Essential Action Design Group — and a former president of the University of the Aftermarket — was presented with the 2010 Mort Schwartz Excellence in Education Award at the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium this week. … Greg Potter, manager of the automotive division and diagnostic systems at Dearborn Group Technology (Farmington [...]
James Leddy has been appointed to the California/Nevada/Arizona Automotive Wholesalers Association’s (CAWA) manufacturers advisory council, representing MagnaFlow Performance Exhaust. His office is in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. … Federated Auto Parts has honored Duke Young of Pat Young Service (Valley View, OH) with the group’s highest member honor, the Art Fisher Memorial Membership Award. Presented [...]
The Timken Co. (Canton, OH) has promoted Dan Humphrey to regional manager – heavy-duty aftermarket for the Eastern region. Humphrey, who joined Timken in 2001 as a principal application engineer for heavy-truck wheel applications, now works with sales representatives and independent rep agencies to create “pull” demand from heavy-truck fleets. … Elk Grove Village, [...]
AutoPartSource (Richmond, VA) has named Marc Anfossi as its western regional sales manager.
Holley Performance Products (Bowling Green, KY) has hired John Sonnefeldt as its director of sales. He comes to Holley with more than 15 years of experience in the automotive performance aftermarket, including stints with Auto Meter Products, ConocoPhillips and Eaton. … SuperFlow (Des Monies, IA and Colorado Springs, CO) has hired Darby Fowler as a [...]
Advance Auto Parts (Roanoke, VA) has promoted Francis Nzeuton to vice president of finance. He reports to Judd Nystrom, Advance’s senior vice president of finance, and is based in Roanoke. Nzeuton joined Advance in 2008 as a finance director. Prior to joining the company, he spent six years at Best Buy in various finance roles. [...]
Don Reimondo has taken over the day-to-day responsibilities as president of the HDA Parts Network/HD America (Earth City, MO). He succeeds Pat Biermann, who has assumed the role of advisor to the board of directors. A 30-plus-year veteran of the aftermarket, Reimondo’s background includes time as the senior vice president of customer relationship management for [...]
Steve Millstein, president of the ATX Group, has announced his intent to retire as president of the Dallas-based provider of telematics services effective March 31. He will continue with the company as senior advisor. Michael Saxton, president and CEO of Cross Country Automotive Services (the parent company of ATX), will assume Millstein’s duties upon his [...]
The Auto Pride Network has honored Dick Battista, one of its founding members and its only chairman, with its Outstanding Leadership Award. Battista, who has also been one of the managing directors running the company for most of the past 25 years, is retiring. … GM has appointed Kevin Williams as the new president and [...]
Chris Fairless of Fairless Sales & Marketing has been named chair-elect of the SEMA Manufacturers Rep Council (MRC) Select Committee. He will take over duties as chair-elect in July, when current chair-elect, Wade Cobb of HAPCO, becomes MRC chairman and current chairman, Joe Rosenthal of Gantt-Thomas & Associates, becomes immediate past chairman and advisor. … [...]
