2014 Auto Care Association Impact Award Winners Announced

2014 Auto Care Association Impact Award Winners Announced

The four winners were selected by the Auto Care Association Marketing and Communications Committee during its recent meeting at Fall Leadership Days in Boston, Mass.

BETHESDA, Md. – The Auto Care Association has announced the 2014 recipients of its Impact Award: Four for the Future, which annually honors four aftermarket professionals, age 40 or younger, who have made remarkable contributions within the aftermarket industry. The award was created in 2010, and is administered by the Auto Care Association Marketing and Communications Committee on behalf of the association, with support from the Young Auto Care Network Group (YANG).

The 2014 winners are:
* Brandi Gardner, AutoZone
* Michael Rukov, One Stop Parts Source
* Danielle Sonnefeld, N.A. Williams Co.
* Jessica Wynn, Federal-Mogul

“These four shining stars represent the best of young ambition, promise and professionalism in the auto care industry,” said Kathleen Schmatz, president and CEO, Auto Care Association. “We are honored to recognize them with our Four for the Future Impact Awards, applaud the impact they’ve already made and look forward to their bright futures in the auto care industry.”

The four winners were selected by the Auto Care Association Marketing and Communications Committee during its recent meeting at Fall Leadership Days in Boston, Mass. The recipients will be recognized during the YANG Networking Education Session at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at AAPEX in Galileo room 901 at The Venetian in Las Vegas. They also will be featured in the AAPEX Express and Auto Care Insider magazine.

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