First-Ever Aftermarket Financial Symposium Planned by AAIA
The Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) will host the first-ever Aftermarket Financial Symposium this September in Chicago. The symposium, modeled after the highly successful Aftermarket eForum, will be geared toward CFOs, financial service providers, investment analysts, CPA firms and others with interests in the automotive aftermarket.
The Top Ten Newsmakers of 2004
For the first time ever, Counterman magazine and aftermarketNews.com bring you The Top 10 Newsmakers of the Year. Our editorial team took a look at some of this industry’s most influential leaders and selected the 10 we believe have had a direct impact on the success of the aftermarket in 2004. Beyond that, we believe these individuals have helped set the stage for an even more productive future for our industry.
Matthias Benz Named VP and CFO of ZF Group North American Operations; Also Appointed VP and CFO of ZF Sachs Automotive
ZF — a supplier of driveline and chassis technology — has appointed Matthias Benz to the positions of vice president and CFO of ZF Group North American Operations (NAO). He has also been appointed vice president and CFO of ZF Sachs Automotive.
Activant Solutions Names Vice President of Business Development
Mary Beth Loesch has joined Activant Solutions as its new vice president of business development. With more than 20 years experience in both private and public companies, Loesch is charged with driving Activant’s top-line growth through new market expansion and acquisitions. Larry Jones, CEO of Activant, said Loesch will play a key role in one of Activant’s next major goals — growth through acquisition.
The Year in Review – A Look at the Top 10 News Stories of 2004
Whether you believe 2004 was a good or bad year for the aftermarket, no one can argue this was a big news year for our industry. The year included noteworthy shifts in leadership, mergers, acquisitions and more, most of which will significantly impact the industry for many years to come. Here’s a month-by-month look at what aftermarketNews.com considers to be biggest news events that happened in our industry in 2004.
Executive Interview: Jacques Landreville and Jim Buzzard Talk About the Recent Merger of Uni-Select and MAWDI
Our latest Executive Interview features Jacques Landrevillenand Jim Buzzard. On November 1, Landreville and the Buzzard family completed the merger of Uni-Select and MAWDI. The merger significantly expands Uni-Select’s reach into the U.S., where it will generate revenues of approximately $470 million. As part of the agreement, all current MAWDI and Uni-Select locations will remain under their original names, but at the corporate level MAWDI will operate as a subsidiary of Uni-Select USA. All of the various companies within Uni-Select USA, including MAWDI, will be referred to as Automotive Group USA. Landreville and Buzzard recently spoke with aftermarketNews.com and shared some of the finer details about the future for Uni-Select USA.
Next Month on AMN: The Year in Review
Next month on aftermarketNews.com we will take a look at some of the most important news events that took place in the aftermarket in 2004. From mergers and acquisitions to changes in leadership, our editors have selected the 10 most critical events impacting our industry in 2004 and beyond.
Executive Interview with Frank Pagano, CEO of Coni-Seal
Our latest Executive Interview features Frank Pagano, CEO of Lakewood, NJ-based Coni-Seal, Inc. Recently, as part of an investment group, Pagano acquired the assets two aftermarket businesses including Qualitee International. Pagano recently took some time to give aftermarketNews.com a breakdown of these new businesses and where they are headed.
AMN Celebrates Five Years
Five years. One thousand, eight hundred and twenty-five days. In aftermarket years, that’s no more than the blink of an eye. Still, for an industry that has kept America rolling for nearly a century, a lot has changed in the last five years. Five years ago today, on Sept. 13, 1999, aftermarketNews.com (AMN) was launched. Since then, AMN has published more than 19,000 unique, industry-specific news articles, editorials, interviews and features.
aftermarketNews.com Celebrates Five Years in Business
This month, aftermarketNews.com (AMN) , the industry’s only daily source of online news and information, celebrates the five-year anniversary of its launch. Since its initial launch on Sept. 13, 1999, aftermarketNews.com has provided readers with the most up-to-date, relevant industry news and information available.