AAIA Sets Officers, Board - Tire Review Magazine

AAIA Sets Officers, Board

The Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) elected its new officers and board of directors for 2010-2011.

Elected officers include: Chairman Robert Egan of Federal-Mogul Corp.; Vice Chairman Richard Jago of Old World Industries; Vice President Ira Davis of Multi Parts Supply; Vice President Michael Klein of IDQ Holdings/Interdynamics; Vice President Lisa Kranc of AutoZone; Vice President Gary Perman of RPS Marketing; Secretary David Scheer of Inland Truck Parts Co.; Treasurer Timothy Lee of Lang Distributing; and Past Chairman Jerry O’Pry of Blue Magic.

New members of the AAIA board include Ira Davis of Multi Parts Supply; Patricia Law of ANSA Automotive; William Maggs of National Pronto Association; Sherri Rains of Hopkins Manufacturing Corp.; and Timothy Trudnowski of Automotive Jobbers Supply.

Returning to the board are: Cal Wilkins of TASCO; Curtis Draper of United Components; David Barbeau of Delphi Corp.; David Segal of Automotive Supply Associates; Douglas Washbish of Moog Louisville Warehouse; F. Scott Pletz of Marketing & Promotion Inc.; George Keeley of Keeley, Kuenn & Reid; John Seal of Advance Auto Parts; Larry Allan Easterlin of Technical Chemical; Manny Grijalva of Gold Eagle; Martin Gold of S-G Imported Car Parts; Michael Kamal of Wetherill Associates; Michael Lambert of Automotive Distribution Network; Odis Lloyd of NASCAR; Pamela Krebs of Robert Bosch; Richard Mezadurian of Falcon Steering Systems; Rodney Pierini of California/Nevada/Arizona Automotive Wholesalers Association; Rusty Bishop of Federated Auto Parts Distributors; and Tony Zanders of Heritage Auto Repair.

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