EXETER, PA – Specialty automotive accessories distributor Keystone Automotive Operations has appointed Don Grimes as its chief financial officer, effective Jan. 22.

According to the company, Bryant Bynum has resigned his position as CFO of Keystone in order to spend more time with his family, but will serve as a consultant through the filing of the company’s 2006 financial statements.

Grimes joins Keystone after a successful 15-year career at Brown-Forman Corp., an international beverage company, and the owner of such leading brands as Jack Daniel’s, Finlandia, Fetzer Wines and Hartmann Luggage. Grimes was most recently vice president, director of Beverage Finance responsible for all finance activities for Brown-Forman’s $2.6 billion beverage business, and had deep involvement in strategic resource allocation and pricing initiatives as well as organic growth efforts that helped the business grow at an annual rate double the industry average. In his previous positions at the company, Grimes was CFO for Brown-Forman’s largest business unit, and managed a corporate development group handling acquisitions and corporate strategy for the firm worldwide.

He started his career as a CPA at Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC), and holds an MBA with Distinction from Northwestern University.

For more information about Keystone Automotive Operations, go to: http://www.ekeystone.com