Automotive Parts Associates (APA) elected its 2018 board of directors at its 37th Annual Shareholders’ and Manufacturers’ Conference March 7-9 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort conference center in Orlando, Florida.
After a private shareholder vote on Thursday, results were announced by the Board Chair Douglas Squires of Bestbuy Distributors Ltd.
Those on the 2018 Automotive Parts Associates Board of Directors include:
- Chairman – Douglas Squires, Bestbuy Distributors Ltd., of Mississagua, Ontario, Canada
- Vice Chairman – Jim Holmquist, H&H Wholesale Parts of Arleta, California
- Secretary/Treasurer – Ben Yelowitz, POJA Warehouse of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Board Member – Rob Jacobs, Automotive Warehouse Company of Wichita, Kansas
- Board Member – Joseph Koudsi, International Metric Specialists of North Hollywood, California
- Board Member – Randall Swedlove, Morris Automotive Supply of Fontana, California
- Board Member – Edward Harake, Value Plus Auto Parts Wholesale of Westland, Michigan
The annual meeting allows shareholders of the nonprofit, member-owned cooperative to network with each other as well as supplier partners and learn about new products, initiatives and resources available to help grow and streamline their businesses. This year’s theme, “Allies for Success” was a reminder of the unity created by partnerships forged between member and manufacturer companies.
