The voting period for the Tire Industry Association’s 2014 Board of Directors election has begun. Voting will remain open until September 1 for TIA members with voting rights. The open election will place six individuals onto the TIA Board for three-year terms.
The list of nominees for TIA’s board of directors can be found below:
- Alpio Barbara – Redwood General Tire Pros, Redwood City, Calif.
- Steve Burhenn – Becker Tire & Treading, Inc., Great Bend, Kan.
- Daniel Childers – TCi Tire Centers, Duncan, S.C.
- John Evankovich – Sam’s Club, Bentonville, Ark.
- David French – Travel Centers of America, Concordia, Mo.
- Robert Frick – Standard Motor Products, Columbia, S.C.
- Robert Hendry – 31 Incorporated, Newcomerstown, Ohio
- Scot Holloway – Bartec USA, LLC, Sterling Heights, Mich.
- Bill Johnson – Tech International, Johnstown, Ohio
- David Jones – Sonsio, Arvada, Colo.
- Chris Monroe – Monroe Tire & Service, Shelby, N.C.
- Michael Pursley – Wegmann Automotive North America, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- W Rippetoe – Schrader International, Auburn Hills, Mich.
- Craig Sumerel – AAA/Bob Sumerel Tire & Service, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Jason Williams – Jack Williams Tire Company, Scranton, Pa.
- Stu Zurcher – Strategic Alliance Group, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.
To view the nominees’ photos and biographies and cast a ballot online, click here.
TIA has also mailed election materials to the primary contacts at all eligible TIA member companies. Ballots may be faxed (301-430-7283) or mailed to TIA’s office in Bowie, Md.
Results of the election will be announced in mid-September, with the new board members taking office on Nov. 3, at TIA’s Annual Meeting at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
