HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) announced its 2015 International Board of Directors and Executive Committee at the conclusion of its strategic planning session and annual membership meeting held last month in Palm Coast, Fla.
The I-CAR Board is comprised of representatives from each of the following six industry segments: collision repair; insurance; OEM vehicle manufacturers; equipment, tools, and supplies; education, training, and research; and related industry services.
Joe Laurentino (Esurance) will lead as chair of the Executive Committee. In addition, the following individuals will serve on the Executive Committee: James Roach, American Honda Motor Co. Inc. (vice chair); Chris Evans, State Farm Insurance Co. (treasurer); Mark Woirol, Tech-Cor (secretary); Eugene Scambray, Copart (member-at-large); Ron Vincenzi, Oakland Auto Body (member-at-large); and Bob Keith, CARSTAR (immediate past chair).
Newly elected board members include: John Eck, General Motors Co.; Tim Hession, GEICO; Kyle Thompson, USAA; Marcy Tieger, Symphony Advisors LLC; Gary Wano, GW & Son Auto Body Inc. for Society of Collision Repair Specialists; and Michele Wyatt, Farmers Insurance. In addition, Rick Tuuri, AudaExplore – a Solera Company, is the new Collision Repair Education Foundation Representative on the Board of Directors.
In addition to the Executive Committee and the newly elected Board Members, the Board of Directors includes: Mark Algie, 3M; Mark Allen, Audi of America; John Donley, IAnet; Robert Hills, Universal Technical Institute (UTI); Tim O’Day, Gerber Collision & Glass; Richard Perry, Chief Automotive Technologies for Equipment & Tool Institute; Roy Schnepper, Butler’s Collision Inc. for Automotive Service Association; and Randy Stabler, Pride Collision Centers Inc.
