Doug Evans of Source Interlink Media has been elected the chairman-elect of SEMA and joins two newly elected board members to help lead the association for the 2013-15 term.
Evans fills the position held for the past two years by Nate Shelton of B&M Automotive Group. Shelton will begin serving his term as chairman in July. The newly elected SEMA Board volunteers are Kyle Fickler of Weld Racing and Tim Watts of Superlift Suspension. Jeff Bates of Bob Cook Sales was re-elected and will serve another term.
The 2013-14 SEMA Board of Directors is as follows: Chairman Shelton; Chairman-elect Evans; Immediate-Past Chairman Scooter Brothers, COMP Performance Group; and board members Fickler, Bates and Watts; Jim Bingham, Winner’s Circle Speed & Custom Inc.; Luanne Brown, eTool Developers; Nick Gramelspacher, Meyer Distributing; John Hotchkis, Hotchkis Performance; JR Moore, Performance Warehouse; Russell Stephens, MSD Performance; and Steve Wolcott, ProMedia.
John Johnson of The Spartan Group will serve as secretary/treasurer, and Russ Deane of Trainum, Snowdon & Deane continues as general counsel.
The newly elected SEMA Board of Directors will be recognized during the SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser July 26, at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center, Pomona, Calif. Also during the banquet, outgoing Board members Greg Adler of Transamerican Auto Parts, Joel Ayres of Bedslide/Takit Inc., Jim Chick of Bestop Inc., Donnie Eatherly of P&E Distributors, Myles Kovacs of DUB Publishing Inc., Tim Martin of K&N Engineering, Van Woodell of Weathers Auto Supply, and Jeep Worthan of Auto Meter will be recognized and honored for their service and contributions to the industry. The event also will feature a tribute to 2013 SEMA Hall of Fame Inductees George Barris, Eric Grant, Wade Kawasaki and Joe Schubeck.
