APA Announces New Addition

June 30, 2015

June 30, 2015—The Automotive Parts Associates (APA) announced the addition of Paul Brokaw to the APA headquarters’ staff.

Brokaw is an automotive aftermarket industry veteran of over 30 years and will be assuming the responsibilities of director of program development for the APA Group. Brokaw has been performing product line analysis and special projects for APA for over a year.

Brokaw’s experience includes auto parts store management, machine shop operation and service facility management. He then moved into the warehouse distribution area and started as a buyer for a large traditional warehouse distributor in Kansas City, Mo. His career then accelerated to VP of operations in Kansas City and then to general manager of a full-line, full-service traditional warehouse distributor in Tampa, Fla.

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