NPW Honors Top Suppliers at 11th Million Dollar Dinner (Gallery)

During a night of “treat yourself” glam and indulgence, National Auto Parts Warehouse Companies (NPW) honored parts suppliers at its 11th annual Million Dollar Dinner hosted at the Tower Club in Fort Lauderdale with skyline views of the city. Each year, the event recognizes the company’s top suppliers that have done $1 million or more in sales with the auto parts distributor. This year, new brands joined the “club” as the company celebrated a milestone year in 2023 and looked ahead to a positive 2024.

The black-tie event kicked off with a happy hour followed by a steak and lobster dinner and mingling throughout with industry peers before the awards ceremony.

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Kris Goldman, general manager of APW, and his wife, Jenna Goldman, catch up with JC Washbish, president of Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance.

The BBB Industries team (from left): Carl White, VP of sales, and Linda White; Guy Balsome, VP of sales, and Christine Balsome; Tersea Bonner, controller, and Gary Bonner; and Kim Nolan, senior VP of traditional sales, and her husband, Bob, retired BBB VP of operations.

Craig Meadows, director of sales for MPA, and Ron Aparicio, VP, traditional aftermarket, for MPA.

From left on bottom: Josh Castrillo, southeast account manager, MAHLE, Luis Rodriguez, commercial sales manager, NPW; Jim Winter, director of sales, TYC, and Myrna Winter. Top row: Kevin Fitzgerald, VP of sales, Redhorse Performance; and Joe Kao, national sales manager, TYC.

Gil Benjamin, president and CEO of US Motor Works, and his wife, Ronit, cheers during happy hour.

From right: Charles Sargent, strategic account manager, Valvoline; Scott Street, VP of sales, and his wife, Sandra (far left).

During the evening, Larry Pacey, NPW founder and chairman, and Chris Pacey, his son and president and CEO, provided a business update, touting NPW’s new team members, technology and locations added in the past year. NPW is a member of both the Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, as well as AAM Group.

“We’re very blessed to be here with each and every one of you tonight and celebrate our collective accomplishments as we head into a new year,” Chris Pacey said. “We’re doing things to invest in our future, but we can’t do it without your partnership.”

The companies in this year’s Million Dollar Vendor Club are below.

$20 Million Club: Dorman Products

From left: Chris Pacey; Patrick Cunningham, regional sales manager, Dorman; Andrew Haas, VP of sales, Dorman; Larry Pacey; Steve Berman, chairman, Dorman; and John Pacey, vice president of purchasing for NPW and Larry’s son.