CAWA Announces Newly Appointed Board of Directors - aftermarketNews

CAWA Announces Newly Appointed Board of Directors

Jeffrey Groves and Nathan Fidler were both appointed to the board of directors.

Jeffrey Groves of O’Reilly Automotive Inc. and Nathan Fidler of Worldpac have been appointed to CAWA’s board of directors. During the appointment process, Michael Rukov of RepWorks Marketing, chair of the Board of Directors, commented: “We are pleased to have these two member company representatives join our Board of Directors to participate in our discussions of current and future industry issues”. “We welcome them and look forward to their participation and contributions which will assist CAWA in achieving its goals as an effective automotive aftermarket industry organization”, continued Rukov.


Jeffrey Groves is the senior vice president of legal and risk management for O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. and has been with the Company since 2004. His primary responsibilities as the company’s general counsel include oversight of the corporate legal function including inside and outside counsel, risk management and internal audit. Prior to O’Reilly, Mr. Groves was in private law practice in Springfield and Kansas City, Missouri. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri with degrees in education and law. He has served on boards in the past, including the Jordan Valley Community Health Center and for the City Utilities of Springfield.


Nathan Fidler is a Regional Director of Sales for Worldpac. He has been in the automotive industry for 16 years in various roles. During his tenure with Worldpac, he has helped the Company grow market share, exceed Company objectives, and develop a top tier team. Mr. Fidler is an experienced strategist and business leader with a proven track record of exceptional customer relationship management, customer technology adoption plans, assessment/development, and delivery execution. He is a graduate with a Bachelors from Cleary University, where he majored in executive management.

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