Nov. 27, 2018—The Hybrid Shop announced the return of Carey Mellor as an addition to its senior management team. Mellor has accepted the position of vice president of sales and will spearhead a team focused on growing the franchised dealers nationwide.
Mellor has a 30-year career history in the industry. He brings experience in the automotive tire and repair category, combined with expertise working with manufacturers and the independent dealer channel. Most notably, as vice president of sales and marketing with AmPac Tire Dist. Inc., he was a principal executive in the development and launch of the Tire Pros retail franchise program, that is currently the nation’s largest independent tire dealer franchise network. He also served as the Vice President, Western Division of Tire Pros with American Tire Distributors (ATD).
For the past five years, Mellor has been an independent business consultant with a global diversified client base, specializing in Retail, Marketing and Franchise Development, along with Sales Management, Manufacturing partnerships, Distribution, Strategic Planning, E Commerce and coordination of Multi-Brand Strategies.
His clients have included businesses in the United States, United Kingdom, Central Europe, South Korea and China. His work with The Hybrid Shop has been instrumental in the development of the revised franchise program.