Meet The August ‘Guess the Car’ Champion: Amanda Timbs
The correct answer for the August contest is the Volkswagen Golf. The winner for August is Amanda Timbs, parts manager at AutoZone in Norwalk, Ohio.
Forensics Investigator Brian Chase Joins The Global Brake Safety Council
Chase is an expert in the sciences of motor vehicle crash reconstruction and automotive technology at state and federal court levels.
Continental Names Gary Mercer As Western Sales Manager
Mercer will work with all of the Continental aftermarket product lines.
AAM Group Names Abby Hathorn To Marketing Coordinator Role
Hathorn will play a key role in managing AAM’s upcoming Social Power and ReadyPosts services, which will give installers access to ready-to-publish social media content for popular platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
CARDONE Industries Appoints Mike Carr as CEO
His resume includes 23 years at Johnson Controls in several senior leadership positions and nearly four years at Axalta Coating Systems as president North America and then president Americas.
Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper Announce Leadership 2.0 Scholarship Winners
Terry Collins, general manager at Auto-Wares Group of Companies, and Nick Prince, director of operations at Dykstra’s Auto (an Auto-Wares Certified Service Center), were selected from several Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper candidates for the prestigious scholarships.
Alliance Promotes Jimmy Golden to Director of E-Commerce Solutions
Golden will be responsible for managing the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of the Alliance’s customer-focused e-commerce solutions such as MyPlace4Parts.
MAHLE Adds New Business Unit, Makes Board Changes
Wilhelm Emperhoff will take on a new business unit and Martin Weidlich will join the MAHLE management board.
Meet the July ‘Guess the Car’ Champion: Charles Peterson
The correct answer for the July contest is the Chevrolet Suburban. The winner for July is Charles Peterson, a counter person at Carquest at Country in Wahiawa, Hawaii.
Advance Auto Parts Names Jason McDonell as Chief Marketing Officer
In this role, McDonell will be responsible for all marketing activities across the Advance family of brands, including Advance, Carquest, Worldpac and Autopart International.
Continental Names Denzel Lall as Sales Technical Training Specialist
In this role, Lall will join Continental’s training team and be responsible for the organization, coordination and execution of presentations and demonstrations for existing and potential customers in the Western United States.
WIX Filters Promotes Mike Lerch to Brand Manager
In this role, Lerch will be responsible for the strategic planning, development and implementation of the marketing communications and promotional programs for the WIX Filters brand.
