AkzoNobel Opens Registration For Acoat Selected Winter Conference

AkzoNobel Opens Registration For Acoat Selected Winter Conference

Attendees will participate in classes designed to stimulate thinking, enhance personal and professional growth and promote practices intended to perpetuate sustainable business models. The conference curriculum will address industry trends, technology and leadership training.

AkzoNobel - LogoAkzoNobel’s Vehicle Refinishes will host the 45th semi-annual gathering of the Acoat selected North American Performance Groups. This meeting is being held Feb. 24-25 at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach, California. It is the first of two national Acoat selected gatherings conducted annually by AkzoNobel.   

Attendees will participate in classes designed to stimulate thinking, enhance personal and professional growth and promote practices intended to perpetuate sustainable business models. The conference curriculum will address industry trends, technology and leadership training.    

Acoat selected is one of the most senior programs of its type and is noted for the comprehensive insights and knowledge sharing that occurs within the network members. This program will continue the practice of delivering knowledge through breakout sessions, individual consulting and performance group experiences. Customized curricula have been developed for the Huntington Beach program to address a number of critical business issues facing the collision repair industry today. Topics include:

  • Paint by the numbers
  • The keys to maximum achievement
  • Become a better you
  • Winning conversations
  • Become a process thinker

“Acoat selected has more than a 25 year record of success within the North American collision repair industry,” said Dave Recknagel, commercial and customer services manager – North America for AkzoNobel’s Vehicle Refinishes business. “The Acoat selected program was a forerunner for many of the programs of its type that we see in the industry today. This conference as well all of our programs and events offer content that is practical, relevant and creates business environments that enable distributors and collision repair centers to grow and prosper.”

 

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