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Earl Bloom joins Omega/Santech Earl Bloom has joined Omega/Santech as executive vice president, sales and marketing. Previously, Earl has served as vice president sales and marketing at Valeo, 2016 NASTF Board welcomes new volunteer Five of the fifteen three-year board of director terms were up for election to the 2016 NASTF leadership and all five of Sanden and most recently Burgaflex. He brings over 20 years of leadership experience in various engineering, marketing and sales roles and will be responsible for new product development at Omega/Santech. the existing volunteers were re-elected to serve through December 31, 2018. One new director had to be elected, however, as Jim Von Ehr, an OEM At-Large Director, retired from Nissan leaving two years remaining on his NASTF leadership term. Bob Stewart, a long-serving NASTF volunteer and manager of aftermarket service support for General Motors was elected to fill Von Ehr's remaining term. Re-elected to new three-year terms were Scott Brown, president of iATN; Chris Chesney, senior director of customer training for CARQUEST Technical Institute/ Advance Auto Parts Pro; Steve Douglas, senior director of environmental affairs for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers; Doug Greenhaus, chief regulatory council for NADA; and Bill Moss, owner of Euro Service Automotive. Directors continuing with unexpired terms include Allen Pennebaker (Orinda Motors), Claude Hensley (Lockman Locksmiths), Bill Long (Automotive Aftermar- You have enough on your mind, so let us take the worry out of your air conditioning needs. Spectra Premium appoints Jason Groom director of heavy duty sales, USA Spectra Premium Industries Inc, a leading automotive and heavy duty supplier, announces the addition of Jason Groom as director of sales, heavy duty, USA. In this position, Mr. Groom will be responsible for the continued development of the heavy duty category to all channels of U.S. business. Jason brings 20 years of successful experience in aftermarket hard parts sales, most recently as west regional sales manager for Spectra Premium Industries. "Heavy duty development continues to be a major focus for Spectra Premium and Jason is the right person to lead the continued success" said Matt Verger, vice president of sales and marketing U.S. Global Parts Distributors is a full line, quality automotive air conditioning supplier. We can help streamline your inventory, suggest the right mix and take the worry out of having an A/C line. With seven warehouses across the country and a customer service team open from 7am to 8pm EST, we are here to service your needs. We make A/C simple for you. We are "your simple A/C solution" 1-800-722-5089 www.globalpartsdist.com Like us on Facebook / Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/globalpartsdist March 2016 * ACTION 31 http://www.globalpartsdist.com http://www.twitter.com/globalpartsdist http://www.twitter.com/globalpartsdist

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ACtion Magazine - March 2016

ACtion Magazine - March 2016
Contents
Defining 'Service Ready' Because it Matters
Motor Age Top Shops
Outlook
Service Port
Leonard's Law
VIrtual View
Last Watch
Member Profile
Cooling Corner
Industry News
Association News
In Memoriam

ACtion Magazine - March 2016