ALLIANCE PROMOTES DALE HOPKINS TO CIO

San Antonio, Tex.-based Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance has promoted Dale Hopkins to vice president and chief information officer.

He will continue to report directly to John Washbish, president and CEO of the Alliance.

“For the past four years Dale has been building a crew and architecting the Alliance Technology Suite,” said Washbish. “He has built the best IT team in the aftermarket in terms of broad knowledge and deep experience, and has been a key member of our executive planning team. With this promotion he will continue his strategic role, as most of the opportunities we see on the horizon are closely tied to information technology.”

Hopkins is a true native of the aftermarket, having begun his career at the store level for a major automotive distributor. He spent 10 years in progressively responsible field assignments, acting as the interface between store personnel and top management. With nearly 25 years of business management and consulting experience in the information technology arena, Dale has held senior executive-level positions with technology companies including i2 Technologies, Aspect Development, and CCI/Triad (now known as Epicor).

Auto Value / Bumper to Bumper is part of Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, one of the largest auto parts distribution and marketing organizations in the world. As the source for quality parts and service for over 2,300 parts stores and over 2,900 certified service centers throughout North America, the Alliance prides itself on responding to the individual automotive needs of each customer and providing proven, quality service.