• LKQ to sell two Czech distributors

    • January 9, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    LKQ Corporation announced the execution of a definitive agreement to sell its equity interests in two Czech wholesale automotive parts distributors to Swiss Automotive Group AG. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. In May 2018, the European Commission cleared LKQ’s acquisition of STAHLGRUBER GmbH, with the exception of Stahlgruber’s two wholesale businesses in the [...]
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  • SEAT president steps down

    • January 8, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    SEAT has announced that president Luca de Meo has stepped down at his own request, with immediate effect. He will remain a member of the Group until further notice. Vice-president for finance Carsten Isensee will assume the role until further notice, while continuing with his functions. [...]
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  • John Eck, collision manager, Wholesale Dealer Channel, General Motors Customer Care & Aftersales

    • January 8, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Content Updates
    John Eck, collision manager, Wholesale Dealer Channel, General Motors Customer Care & Aftersales
    John Eck has 29 years of automotive aftermarket experience with General Motors and has held numerous field, marketing and management positions in several business segments in the USA, Canada and South Africa. He joined the wholesale business channel in May 2014 and serves as the collision manager for the wholesale dealer channel for General Motors [...]
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  • Rochelle Thielen, EVP, partnerships, HONK

    • January 8, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Content Updates
    Rochelle Thielen, EVP, partnerships, HONK
    As a leading executive in the APD emerging technology sector, Rochelle Thielen has focused on combining her career experience at information providers with cutting-edge start-up companies focused on bringing the automation tools necessary to shape the future of claims. As the past CEO of Estify, she drove ground-breaking innovation in the automation of OEM repair [...]
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  • Michelle Perez, physical damage process business leader, Progressive Insurance

    • January 8, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Content Updates
    Michelle Perez, physical damage process business leader, Progressive Insurance
    Michelle Perez was made physical damage process business leader at Progressive Insurance in 2017. Michelle has been with Progressive for 25 years, holding multiple claims process and field leadership roles while building a robust background in process design, implementation, assessment, and refinement. She’s successfully led the development and implementation of several claims-wide initiatives, including Progressive’s brand-differentiating [...]
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