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July 27, 2010
Dave Smith has been announced as the new fleet manager at Dixie Ford. Smith has over 16 years of automotive experience in wide variety of areas including: fleet sales, service and vehicle leasing.



July 19, 2010
Michel La Brie was named Account Executive for Foss National Leasing in Montreal, Quebec. With many years in fleet management, La Brie will be responsible for business development in Eastern Canada.




July 19, 2010
Donald (Don) James Wilson former Fleet Service Manager of Chrysler Canada passed away on Wednesday July 14. Friends will be recieved at the Wall-Custance Funeral Home and Chapel at 206 Norfolk St, Guelph, Ontario, Sunday July 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. and Monday July 19, 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral will be held at the funeral home chapel Tuesday July 20 11 a.m.


July 12, 2010
Dan Herbert, with many years experience in full-service truck leasing has joined Wheels Leasing Canada Ltd., as Sales and Account Manager. Also, Louise Clune has been named Account Executive at Wheels Mississauga office. Clune managed the Canadian fleet component for a U.S. chemical company. Wheels also appointed four bilingual associates for Driver Services and Managed Maintenance functions.


July 12, 2010
Volkswagen Canada has appointed Peter Viney Manager, Retail and Customer Relationship Management Marketing. Thomas Tetzlaff will assume the Manager Public Relations VW Canada position, responsible for planning and execution of VW product and brand communications activities and relations with media.


July 9, 2010
Steve Somers has joined Jim Pattison Lease as Regional Sales Director, Eastern Region, he has over 25 years of fleet management and Automotive Leasing Industry experience. Steve will be based in Toronto.



July 6, 2010
Steve Macaluso has been appointed General Manager for Manheim Toronto. He has 13 years of auction industry experience and has been with Manheim since 2007 in various roles. “Macaluso is committed to building strong relationships with customers. His passion, along with the ideas and experience he has gained in working so closely with our Canadian locations, will be a great asset to Manheim Toronto customers and employees,” said Brad Hart, Vice-President of Operations, Manheim Canada.


June 25, 2010
Shiro Ohta has been named Chairman, President and CEO of Subaru Canada, Inc. Ohta has been with Subaru since 1986, having previously worked at Subaru’s Canadian head office in 1995-98 as Executive Coordinator Field Operations. “Our next target is a two per cent market share, but I believe that is it possible for us to ultimately achieve three and even four per cent,” he said.


June 25, 2010
AmeriFleet Transportation has appointed Terri Stiffler to a newly created position; Director, Client Relations. Stiffler’s mandate is the development and growth of AmeriFleet’s Canadian business in addition to growth initiatives and client development in the U.S. “Terri’s experience in fleet logistics and fleet management give her a unique perspective when developing logistics solutions for our clients,” said John Norris, President, AmeriFleet.


June 25, 2010
Christopher Hurren has been named Vice-President Finance at Automotive Resources International (ARI). Hurren has over 15 years experience in the automotive and finance sectors. “We are extremely pleased to have someone of Chris’ caliber and expertise join ARI’s executive team,” said Roy Gaysek, COO, ARI. Hurren is a Certified Charted Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst.


June 21, 2010
JPL Vehicle Management Services announced the appointments of Rob Dubois and Crystal Hill as Eastern Region Business Development Managers. Both have previous fleet management experience. Dubois was National Fleet Manager for a Canadian communications company operating 650 vehicles. JPL also appointed Wendy Van Es as Client Services Specialist for the Toronto office. Van Es is an experienced automotive administrative and customer service representative.


June 21, 2010
GE Capital Fleet Services appointed Jon Parker Senior Vice-President of Sales for U.S. operations. Parker is responsible for strategic sales and will work with product development teams. He has held a variety of roles within GE, most recently that of Chief Commercial Officer for GE Capital Financial Inc. “Jon’s focus will be on executing our growth strategy while continuing to deliver comprehensive financing and fleet management solutions to meet customer needs,” said Clarence Nunn, President and CEO, GE Capital Fleet Services.


June 21, 2010
Wheels, Inc. added Greg Besio to its Board of Directors. Besio is Executive Vice-President and Chief Administrative Officer at Aon, Inc. a major insurance, re-insurance and human resources management firm in the U.S. “Greg brings invaluable insight to the Wheels board in areas such as business to business selling, technology, corporate strategy, and human resources,” said Dan Frank, President, Wheels Services.


June 16, 2010
Allen Childs has been appointed President and a member of the Management Committee Americas (MC-A) for Nissan Canada Inc (NCI). Childs will be responsible for all of NCI’s Canadian operations. He takes over from recently retired Mark Grimm. Childs joined NCI in 1990. “As Allen assumes responsibility for Nissan in Canada, we have the utmost confidence that he will lead that team to continuous growth in the market,” said Carlos Tavares, Chairman, MC-A. Also at Nissan, James Morton moves to Nissan North America to become Director, NMAC Financial Products and Jay Cook will become Director, Finance for NCI.


June 8, 2010
Danny Sbrissa has been named Account Executive with Foss National Leasing in Montreal. Sbrissa will be responsible for business development in Eastern Canada. He has many years experience in  fleet management.





June 8, 2010
JPL Vehicle Management Services appoints Oana Dospinoiu as Client Services Specialist in JPL’s Toronto office. Dospinoiu has previous customer service, administration and accounting experience. She holds an International Business degree from Ottawa’s Carleton University.


May 25, 2010
Audi Canada has named Jonathan Breton as Manager of Certified Pre-Owned and Corporate Sales. Breton’s responsibilities include building on Audi’s core brand pillars using sophisticated options to target audiences. Audi intends to position itself by creating unique opportunities for fleet. Until this appointment, Breton was Parts and Service Business Consultant responsible for strategic development and execution of Audi’s After Sales communication, sales and brand management.


May 13, 2010
Transportaction Lease Systems Inc. (TLSI) announced that Blake Karasiuk will assume the Branch Manager responsibility in the Edmonton office taking over from Jim Cavin who has retired. Karasiuk has extensive fleet sales management experience. In Montreal, Johanne Legault takes over as Account Manager from Francis Lavoie who has retired. Again in Montreal, Carole Senecal, with many years of industry experience will fill the role of Eastern Regional Manager, a position previously held by Germain Belanger who has retired.


May 13, 2010
Mathieu P. Charlebois has been appointed Assistant Regional Director, Quebec at Kia Canada. As part of Kia’s fleet team, he will focus on developing the vehicle fleet market in Quebec. Charlebois most recently held the position of District Sales Manager.


April 28, 2010
JPL Vehicle Management Services has appointed David Thornton as Manager, Client Service Eastern Region. Thornton’s experience includes fleet management and sales.


April 23, 2010
Mercedes-Benz Canada has appointed Dino Casanova as Manager, National Fleet Sales. Casanova has 10 years automotive experience in a variety of areas including new vehicle sales, remarketing, dealer development, corporate sales and is fluently bilingual. He will be responsible for expanding the Mercedes-Benz fleet and commercial sales program across Canada. Said Casanova about the position "I am really excited about the opportunity to support our customers fleet needs through the use of Mercedes-Benz products including the Sprinter commercial van and the fuel efficient Smart car."



April 23, 2010
Paul Isabella joins Foss National Leasing as Ontario Account Executive reporting to Jeff Hartley, President. "Paul brings a broad range of experience to us, particularly in the small and medium size fleet environment," said Hartley. Isabella has had eight years experience in fleet.




April 23, 2010
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Canada Ltd. named William Knowlton Vice-President and General Manager for the Quebec region. Knowlton will oversee regional rental car operations for Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car in Quebec. Knowlton joined Enterprise Rent-A-Car in 1994 and was most recently Assistant Vice-President for the Insurance Replacement Division.



April 9, 2010
Allison Scarangella has been appointed National Fleet Manager for BMW Group Canada. BMW Group announced that Scarangella’s priority is to grow its share of fleet business. Allison has over 20 years of Lessor and OEM fleet experience.




April 9, 2010
Brad Hart has been appointed Vice-President Operations for Manheim Canada reporting to Mark Brunn, Vice-President Manheim International Operations. Hart has been with the company since 1989 and becomes responsible for implementing Manheim Canada’s business strategy and overseeing Canadian operations.




March 30, 2010
Sara Church has been promoted to District Sales Manager for ARI's Pacific Region. Church joined ARI in 2002 and has held Client Service Representative, and Account Manager positions. She will be stationed in ARI's Burnaby, B.C. office.




March 22, 2010
Dan Purdy has joined Lone Star in Calgary as Fleet Sales Manager and will be developing programs for commercial customers. Purdy has 25 years of fleet management experience. Lone Star Mercedes-Benz in Calgary, Alberta recently introduced a commercial fleet program focusing on the all-new 2010 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van.

March 12, 2010
Chrysler Group LLC appointed Laura J. Soave as Head of the Fiat Brand for North America. Soave will work to integrate Fiat into sales, marketing, service and dealer networks. She will report to Chrysler CEO, Sergio Marchionne. “Her rich background will serve as a springboard for reintroducing the Fiat brand when it takes to U.S. and Canadian roads this December after more than a 25-year absence,” said Marchionne.

March 9, 2010
Chrysler Canada announces new fleet positions. Rhett Gerrard becomes Fleet Account Executive for Western Canada and Juan Gutierrez is named Fleet Account Specialist for Ontario and Atlantic. Gerrard’s focus will be on commercial, daily rental and government accounts, Gutierrez’s on fleet sales in Ontario and Atlantic Canada as well as providing support to national fleet office analysis programs.

March 8, 2010
General Motors Canada (GM) appointed Kevin Williams President and Managing Director, taking over from Arturo Elias, who moves to GM’s public policy centre. Williams most recently headed GM’s service and parts operations, he joined GM in 1983.




January 26, 2010
Hyundai Auto Canada Corp., announced the promotion of Thomas Roth to Fleet Manager. Roth most recently was a District Sales Manager with Hyundai. He has over 11 years of automotive experience.



January 22, 2010
Richard Tousaw joins Automotive Resource International’s (ARI) senior management team as Vice-President of Operations . His business background includes brand development/management experience.



January 22, 2010
Wheels, Inc., appointed Daniel Z. Frank as President of Wheels Services. Frank will be responsible for enhancing both quality and value of current services, and for developing new products. He has been with Wheels for 11 years.

January 6, 2010
General Motors named Chris Liddell as Vice-Chairman and CFO. Liddell will head global financial and accounting operations for GM, reporting to Ed Whitacre, GM Chairman and CEO. “Chris brings a depth and experience to this job that were unmatched in our search for a new financial leader,” said Whitacre. Chris was recently CFO for Microsoft Corp.

December 23, 2009
Kent Lockhart joins PHH’s Vancouver office as Manager Business Development. Lockhart’s responsibilities involve growing the business and servicing PHH’s fleet portfolio as an Account Manager.




December 18, 2009
ARI has promoted Roy Gaysek to the position of Executive Vice-President and COO responsible for sales, service and operations. Gaysek has been with ARI since 1993 and during that time held senior positions including: (VP, senior VP and executive VP) of sales and service. Gaysek reports to Fred Booth President. Chris Conroy has been named Senior Vice-President of Sales and Service responsible for fleet solutions, client services and account management. He will report to Gaysek. Conroy joined ARI in 1994, his responsibilities have included: district sales manager, director client services and sales development, as well as senior VP of operations. Both appointments take effect January 10, 2010.

December 17, 2009
Ford of Canada announced the following fleet department personnel changes:
Marc Vejgman becomes Daily Rental Account Manager; Barb Cooper, Business Development Manager; Reg Modjeski, National Account Manager; Mark Ostafin, Fleet Programs Manager; and John Kerr, Fleet Service Manager for Ontario.

December 17, 2009
The National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) has appointed Hanan Bedri as Associate Director of Education. Bedri's background includes developing programs for not-for-profit organizations. "This is a wonderful opportunity to help NAFA provide fleet professionals with a worthwhile educational experience that not only contributes to the knowledge base of the individuals involved but also to the overall professionalism of our industry," said Bedri.

December 11, 2009
Openlane Online Auction has promoted Eddy Cusan and Mike Brown, Program Directors for Canada. Currently they oversee Canadian corporate accounts including fleet and daily rental.

November 27, 2009
General Motors Canada named Sham Ahluwalia National Accounts Manager for Government and Utility Sales. Stacey Barta becomes Fleet Marketing Coordinator; Michael Palciauskas, Fleet Forecasting and Remarketing Manager; and Jeff Parker, Fleet Account Manager for Western Canada.

November 26, 2009
Canadian Black Book named Andy Breininger as National Sales Manager responsible for Lead Link tool for dealers. Breininger will be responsible for OEM and dealer clients. He has 20 years automotive experience.

November 20, 2009
A senior management team was recently appointed by Smith Electric Vehicles: Robin Mackie, Chief Technical Officer, who brings over 25 years of technology experience; Kevin Kelly, Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for company finances, investor relations, accounting, and audit functions; Marianne McInerney, Vice-President Sales and Marketing; Kevin Neal, Vice-President Human Relations and Administration; and Jacques Schira, General Counsel.

November 20, 2009
ADESA Canada named Roy Meech Director of Dealer Sales responsible for the company’s national dealer consignment strategies as well as the launch of products and services to dealer customers. Meech has more than 22 years experience in the automotive industry.

November 20, 2009
Richard Oliveira is appointed Senior Manager Finance for Foss National Leasing. Oliviera has had several years of financial experience in the fleet industry.

November 13, 2009
Transportaction Lease Systems Inc. (TLSI), announced the following appointments: Paul Wingate National Director, Client Services, Wingate has more than 30 years of industry experience; Tom Tanner, Manager, Strategic Consulting Services, Tanner has 25 years experience in fleet operations and logistics; Joe Palkovic, Manager, New Business Development; Adam Durkin, Quality Manager, Strategic Consulting Services; and Jodie Sonoski, Senior Buyer, Vehicle Acquisitions.

November 10, 2009
Foss National Leasing appointed Steve Patterson, Fleet Account Executive, Ontario.  Stationed at Foss’ national head office  Steve has been involved in the fleet industry for more than 25 years.

October 30, 2009
Deborah Whiton is Continental Tire Canada’s newly appointed Regional Manager. Whiton’s responsibilities include: overseeing replacement commercial tire sales to dealers and vehicle fleets in Canada; managing, training and supervising sales personnel; and developing ContiTread product sales in Canada. Whiton has gained extensive experience in the commercial tire industry. She reports to Shaun Uys, director of replacement tire sales for Continental – The Americas, Whiton is stationed in Toronto, Ontario.

October 26, 2009
Susan Docherty has been named Vice-President U.S. Sales, for General Motors and will be responsible for sales and incentives related to Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac in the U.S. Docherty was previously General Manager Buick-Pontiac-GMC. She joined General Motors Canada on completing undergraduate degrees in marketing and economics at the University of Windsor.

October 16, 2009
Cameron Maxwell joins Mercedes-Benz Canada as Key Account Manager for Sprinter Vans, he will be working within the fleet department.

October 2, 2009
Dawn Hurst has been appointed Manager of Operations at ARI (automotive Resources International). Hurst is located at ARI’s Mississauga, Ontario headquarters. Dawn has nearly 20 years experience. ARI also appointed Sharron Neven, Account Manager, Eastern zone. Neven brings more than 20 years experience in fleet management to ARI.

October 1, 2009
BMW Canada has appointed Roger Webb as National Manager, Corporate Sales. He will be responsible for establishing BMW Canada’s corporate sales program and for developing business opportunities. Webb has been with BMW Canada for 19 years and has over 30 years Canadian automotive experience. Most recently Webb was National Manager, Sales Operations for BMW Canada.

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