PALM DESERT, CA — The Performance Warehouse Association election results are in and are historic! Anne Graves, president of Birmingham, AL-based SECO Performance Centers became the first woman to win a presidential race in the PWA’s 35-year history, besting Ken Woomer, president, Competition Specialties, Auburn, WA, and Larry Pacey, president of National Performance Warehouse in Miami. Pacey also ran for Treasurer and was elected.

“I’m humbled and excited that I’d been elected as the President-Elect of the PWA,” said Graves, who is currently the association’s Treasurer. “I’m humbled to think that my peers have placed their trust and confidence in me by electing me and I’m excited to think of the opportunities that lay ahead for the association in the next years. I look forward to working with incoming PWA President Gary Light and Larry Pacey the next two years — this is a great leadership team that has been elected. As President-Elect, I’ll be working to discover what the memberships’ current needs are and ways that we, as an association, can help to meet those needs.”

As President-Elect, Graves, who just completed a 4-year stint on the SEMA Board, will officially become the association’s first woman commander in chief Jan. 1, 2008, after Light’s 2-year term is complete. Light, of Speed Warehouse, Hayward, CA, takes office Jan. 1, 2006.

Pacey, who also was a SEMA Board member, has been on the distribution side of the automotive aftermarket for more than 35 years. He takes office as Treasurer on Jan. 1, 2006, and serves 2 years.

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