CHANTILLY, Va. — Dennis Jacinto was installed as the chairman of the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA) during the association’s recent “International BIG R Show” held Oct. 29-31 in Las Vegas.
 
Jacinto started his career in the remanufacturing business when he was only 19, working for a company that supplied components to electrical rebuilders. In 1983, he started a company that rebuilt starter drives and solenoids and later became a full-line supplier to electrical rebuilders. Then in 1997, Jacinto purchased Lester Catalog. The catalogs he developed were a primary service to electrical rebuilders that helped them catalog  electrical products and improve service to their customers.
 
For the past four years, Jacinto has served on the APRA Executive Committee. Before that, he was an active member of the Electrical Division and served as a member of their Board of Governors. He became the first supplier member to be elected to the APRA Executive Board.
 
Jacinto stated, “I’m honored to be selected by my peers to serve as chairman. It’s good to see things coming back and growing after such a long period of difficult times for the remanufacturing industry.”
 
Jacinto added that he would like to see APRA grow association membership by making the industry more aware of what APRA offers in benefits and services.
 
"The recent addition of the Reman Toolbox to APRA’s list of benefits has already proven itself as a cost-saving tool that more than pays for the cost of membership and will benefit APRA members, regardless of the size of their company,” he said.
 
 Jacinto will serve as APRA Chairman until Oct. 29, 2012, at the conclusion of the next International BIG R Show in Las Vegas.