Leeds West Groups (LWG) has officially appointed automotive and business industry veteran Markus Hockenson to the LWG board of directors, effective Sept. 1.

Hockenson provides a wealth of knowledge with his extensive background and leadership roles within the automotive and business industries. Hockenson has more than 25 years of both domestic and international leadership experience in multi-unit consumer brands – covering the health, wellness and fitness, consumer services, and automotive service and parts industries within numerous fortune 500 companies.

“Mr. Hockenson is a phenomenal addition to the LWG board of directors. His leadership experience, industry knowledge and international/domestic business expertise will be a tremendous resource for LWG. I am honored to welcome Markus to the LWG team,” said Judd Kyle Shader, CEO and board of directors member.

Most recently, Hockenson occupied the position of CEO and board of directors member at International Car Wash Group (ICW) until July 2020 with the completion of the sale to Driven Brands. Previously, Hockenson held the position of president and CEO at Vision Group Holdings from August 2017 to January 2020, senior VP of retail stores (Tire Kingdom, NTB and Merchants) at TBC Corporation from May 2013 to August 2017, senior VP of operations at Advance Auto Parts, Inc. from March 2008 to May 2013, with stints at Starbucks Corp., and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co domestically and internationally.