AAIA Elects New Board of Directors

July 10, 2013—The Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) announced its new officers and board of directors for 2013-2014, effective as of July 1.

AAIA’s elected officers of the executive committee are:

•    Chairman, Timothy Lee, Lang Distributing, Inc.
•    Vice chairman, Richard Jago, Old World Industries, Inc.
•    Treasurer, Michael Klein, IDQ Holding, Inc.
•    Secretary, Ira Davis, Multi Parts Supply, Inc.
•    Vice president, Cal Wilkins, TASCO
•    Vice president, Mike Carlet, Driven Brands, Inc.
•    Vice president, Scott Leprohon, NAPA Headquarters
•    Vice president, John Washbish, Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance
•    Past chairman, Robert Egan, Federal-Mogul Corporation

Two new individuals were elected to the AAIA board of directors, including:

•    Mark Finestone, AutoZone, Inc.
•    Richard Schwartz, Schwartz Advisors

Continuing board members are:

•    Thomas Beer, SSF Imported Auto Parts, Inc.
•    Curtis Draper, ChangeWorks
•    Jim Dykstra, Dykstra Auto Service
•    Mike Fitzgerald, MFitzgerald Associates
•    Todd Hack, Gates Corporation
•    Patricia Law, ANSA Automotive Parts Distributors, Inc.
•    William Maggs, National Pronto Association
•    Roger McCollum, N.A. Williams Company
•    Tom Perry, US Chemical and Plastics, Inc.
•    F. Scott Pletz, Marketing and Promotion, Inc.
•    John Quirk, VIP, Inc.
•    Sherri Rains, Blue Magic, Inc.
•    Don Reimondo, HDA Truck Pride
•    David Segal, Automotive Supply Associates, Inc.
•    Mike Swearengin, O’Reilly Auto Parts
•    Timothy Trudnowski, Automotive Jobbers Supply
•    Randal Ward, Automotive Aftermarket Association Southeast
•    Scott Webb, Pep Boys