The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) recently announced its officers and board members for the upcoming year.
The new chair of the board of directors is John Wolf, president, Snap-on Business Solutions and Tom Palermo, general manager, Preferred Automotive Specialists is vice chair.
John Hanighen, president and CEO at Cloyes Manufacturing and Gary Uyematsu, national technical training manager at BMW of North America are serving as treasurer and secretary, respectively.
Last year’s chair, Jason Rainey, vice president, NAPA AutoCare/AAA, is now serving as past chair.
Six new governors are serving on the ASE board of governors. They include:
- Aaron Charbonneau of General Motors
- Chris Charton of Toyota
- Brent Franks of North Texas Automotive Dealers Association
- Mike McSorley of Goodyear
- Gerry Mead of TravelCenters of America
- Jake Sorenson of McNeil’s Auto Repair
“On behalf of the ASE team, I look forward to collaborating closely with the new officers and board members whose knowledge and experience will be invaluable to ASE,” said Dave Johnson, ASE president and CEO. “Together, we will continue to reinforce ASE’s leadership in the transportation industry and explore new ways to best serve technicians, service providers and vehicle owners.”
