Automotive Retail Segment

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Segment Membership List
Why Should I Join AAIA's Automotive Retail Segment?
Segment Committee and Liaison

Why Should I Join AAIA's Automotive Retail Segment?

AAIA offers your aftermarket company a number of opportunities which assist you in improving your profits and bottom line. Through its many services and benefits, AAIA:

• Keeps you updated on industry trends, events, issues, news, and profit opportunities
• Enhances your employees' knowledge, skills and abilities
• Provides you access to the leaders of the industry and to your suppliers
• Gives you information and market research studies to help you improve profits and develop new markets and customers (i.e. electronic cataloging and category management seminars)
• Protects your business from regulatory and legislative actions by state and federal agencies
• Furnishes you with tools to meet regulatory compliance standards
• Offers you a variety of services and products at competitive group rates to reduce your business expenses

AAIA Resource Sampler

Sample the following business resources AAIA membership brings you:

• Product Catalog
• Aftermarket Events
• "Be Car Care Aware" Consumer Education Campaign

For additional membership information, contact AAIA directly or visit the About AAIA portion of the site.

Automotive Retail Segment Committee and Liaison

The segment committee meets twice a year to help plan the activities and events of the segment. Opportunities exist to become involved in the leadership of the association through serving as volunteers on segment committees. Segment leadership is reviewed every three years, and new candidates are nominated. To become involved with the segment committee, send a letter of interest and bio to the segment liaison, Susan Medick.

Committee Chair

Skip West, MAXSA Innovations, LLC.
Fairfax Station, Va.

Committee Members

Brian Cruickshank, Babcox Publications  
Akron, Ohio

David Falk, The NPD Group, Inc. 
Rosemont, Ill.

Nicolas Federico Jr., Team Products International, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio

Timothy Findlay, Ducker, Findlay, Swoboda & Assoc.
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Mark Finestone, Autozone, Inc.  
Memphis, Tenn.

Manny Grijalva, Gold Eagle Co.
Chicago, Ill.

Al Mellilo, Rid-Odor Enterprises
Forth Worth, Texas

Michael Moshontz, Blue Magic, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio

Joe Risch, JC Whitney & Co.
Chicago, Ill.

Mike Thompson, CSK Auto, Inc.
Phoenix, Ariz.

Chad Tilley, Amerireps/GSSI
Roanoke, Va.

Chuck Udell, Essential Action Design Group
Leawood, Kan.

Greg Wieder, The Pep Boys
Philadelphia, Penn.

Committee Liaison

Susan Medick, Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association
E-mail: susan.medick@aftermarket.org

Assistant Liaison

Fiona Kong, Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association
E-mail: fiona.kong@aftermarket.org