Chris Bovis Joins Hart Marx Advisors As Partner
Bovis will apply his 20 years of client development, acquisitions and integration, and marketing expertise to his new role as a partner at the firm.
AAPEX 2019 Service Professionals Summit To Address Consolidation Trends, Opportunities And Challenges
The Summit will feature a diverse panel to look at the future of aftermarket consolidation from three distinctly different perspectives.
Record Precipitation Drives Category Growth In US Automotive Aftermarket During The First Half Of 2019, According To NPD
“Extreme weather weeks impacted month-by-month performance in the automotive aftermarket, with January – when the Polar Vortex occurred – and March – when we saw record rainfall throughout much of the country – representing 8 percent and 7 percent dollar growth, respectively,” said Nathan Shipley, executive director and automotive industry analyst for The NPD Group.
Lippert Components Acquires Lewmar Marine Limited
In addition to its headquarters in the U.K., Lewmar also operates a sales and distribution facility in Guilford, Connecticut.
Bert Hogeman Joins Auto Care Association As General Counsel
Hogeman brings more than 35 years of legal experience and a wide-ranging background to the association, having worked in both private law firms and in-house legal departments for both business and commercial clients.
Cooper Standard Appoints New Chief Transformation Officer, New Chief Legal Officer And Secretary
Aleksandra Miziolek has been appointed to the newly created position of chief transformation officer to further drive the company’s evolution amidst a changing automotive industry. Succeeding Miziolek as Cooper Standard’s senior vice president, chief legal officer and secretary is Joanna Totsky, who had served as vice president – deputy general counsel for the company
Todd Neiberger Joins TTN As Chief Financial Officer
Neiberger will oversee strategic growth and mergers and acquisitions for the company — along with managing accounting, reporting and financial planning for TTN.
Spartan Motors Appoints Todd Heavin As Chief Operating Officer
With comprehensive executive and operational leadership experience spanning more than three decades, Heavin brings extensive knowledge in driving operational improvement with lean manufacturing systems, successfully leading multiple mergers and acquisitions through integration across companies large and small, and gaining efficiencies through operational excellence.
IAAF Appoints New President And Vice President
Terry Knox (pictured) has been appointed president of the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF), taking over from Lawrence Bleasdale, who stepped down at IAAF’s annual general meeting on Feb. 14.
Uni-Select Adds Pierre Raymond To Its Board Of Directors
Raymond spent his entire career at Stikeman Elliott LLP, a major Canadian business law firm, of which he was the chairman from 2006 through 2012. His vast and highly strategic practice focused primarily on public and private mergers, acquisitions and securities.
