People On The Move: Week Of Feb. 21

People On The Move: Week Of Feb. 21

A look back at personnel changes of the past week.

PFC Brakes Promotes Luis Maurel to Director Global Motorsports

Maurel’s new responsibilities include managing the PFC Brakes race department, and strategically growing the PFC brand.

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AutoZone Appoints New Board Members

With the appointment of Michael George and Brian Hannasch, AutoZone now has 11 board members.

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Apex Tool Group CMO Retires, Rich Mathews Appointed new CMO

Rich Mathews brings more than 30 years of experience in modernizing and growing consumer and commercial brands.

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Peterson Names New Dir. of OEM Sales, Manager of Fleet Sales

Both bring many years of experience in the commercial vehicle market.

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New President & COO Tapped for TBC Brands, TBC International

Geoff Doster joined TBC in November 2003 as a Warehouse Manager from Michelin.

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FullSpeed Automotive Adds New VP of M&A, CFO

Leading automotive franchise brands poised for aggressive 2022 growth with additions to executive leadership team.

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Quadratec Promotes 2 to New Sr. Category Management Positions

Company taps respected veterans Howard Fullerton and Dan O’Connor to develop, strengthen and grow vendor relationships.

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Hutchens Industries Names New Southern Regional Manager

Jason McCann is responsible for customer relations and sales in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

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PetroChoice Names Roy Rosas as Chief Executive Officer

Rosas succeeds Celeste Mastin, who has decided to step down from her role at the company to pursue a new opportunity.

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Ryan Waldron joined Goodyear in 2003, serving in leadership roles in finance and supply chain for multiple North America business areas.

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Joe Miller has been involved in the automotive industry his entire career, starting in the family automotive shop, and over the years working his way through all the shop positions.

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