PBE Jobber ’20 Groups’ Announced; Industry Expert Guy Bargnes to Moderate
The new PBE Jobber 20 Groups will meet three times per year in various hub cities.
Inaugural BodyShop Business Waterborne Conference Takes Place Aug. 13-14
Register now for this must-attend event. A limited number of seats remain.
AkzoNobel Appoints New CIO
A Dutch national, Schoehuijs joined the company from Church & Dwight Corp. in New Jersey, where he held the position of VP and CIO.
CCAR Announces Election of Officers, Board Members
CCAR enters its 15th year with new board members and officers.
I-CAR Education Foundation Announces 2009 Board of Trustees
Seven collision industry veterans named to Executive Committee.
Fristoe Named CCAR President and COO; Stewart Named EVP
The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) has announced new leadership for the organization’s staff, based at its headquarters in Overland Park, Kan. Daren Fristoe has been named CCAR’s new president and chief operating officer. Robert Stewart, who previously served as CCAR president, has been appointed to the position of executive vice president.
Major Automakers Top Fortune’s Global 500 List
General Motors managed to squeeze into the top 10 companies listed on Fortune magazine’s Global 500 list – the magazine’s annual ranking of the world’s largest corporations. While GM, listed at No. 9, ranked higher than Daimler (No. 11) and Ford (No. 13), it was still trumped by Toyota Motor Co. (No. 5), one of several foreign automakers that has seen a spike in sales the past few years as consumer interest in more fuel-efficient, ‘eco-friendly’ vehicles grows.
Sam Malatesta to Moderate Body Shop Panel at 2008 PBES Spring Conference
BETHESDA, Md. – Sam Malatesta, president of Malatesta Capital Corp. in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, will moderate the Body Shop Panel at the 2008 Paint, Body and Equipment Specialists (PBES) Spring Conference, May 12-14, at the Embassy Suites Hotel Phoenix-Scottsdale in Phoenix, Ariz. Malatesta will be sponsored by BASF Automotive Refinish Solutions. Malatesta is a leading
U.S. Chemical & Plastics Appoints New National Sales Manager
MASSILLON, OH – U.S. Chemical & Plastics, a manufacturer of premium body filler and refinishing products for the automotive aftermarket, has appointed Larry Snodgrass to the newly created position of national sales manager. A four-year veteran of U.S. Chemical, Snodgrass will assume a broad spectrum of responsibilities in his new position, including the development of
Collision Industry Foundation Adds Two Industry Leaders to its Board of Trustees
RICHMOND, VA — The Collision Industry Foundation has named John Bosin of Akzo Nobel Coatings, and Guy Bargnes of BASF and immediate past president of National Auto Body Council, to its board of trustees. “John and Guy are key leaders in the collision repair industry and will be fundamental to our efforts of becoming a