CAWA Installs Dan Hanson Jr. As Chair Of The Board Of Directors For 2019

CAWA Installs New Board Of Directors Chairman And Officers For 2019

At the CAWA 2018 annual dinner meeting, held recently in conjunction with Industry Week in Las Vegas, Dan Hanson Jr. of Hanson Distributing Co. was installed as the association's 2019 chair of the board of directors.

At the CAWA 2018 annual dinner meeting, held recently in conjunction with Industry Week in Las Vegas, Dan Hanson Jr. of Hanson Distributing Co. was installed as the association’s 2019 chair of the board of directors.

Other officers installed included:

Vice Chair Tom Seboldt of O’Reilly Auto Parts;

Treasurer Mike Mohler of the Automotive Parts Services Group;

Secretary Michael Rukov of RepWorks Marketing, and;

Immediate Past Chair Jack Gosnell of Next Level Parts.

The dinner was once again exclusively sponsored by Motorcar Parts of America. The keynote speaker of the evening was Bob Cushing, president and CEO of Worldpac and executive vice president of Advance Professional, who gave an informative and compelling presentation regarding the industry and its positive future going forward.

Next year’s event will be held, as is customary, the Sunday night before the AAPEX and SEMA Shows. For further information regarding this event contact [email protected].

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