APA taps Squires as new chairman

Douglas Squires

Douglas Squires has been picked to lead the Automotive Parts Associates. Its board of directors made the election of Squires to be its chairman on Aug. 15.

Squires is president and chief executive officer of Colonial Auto Parts/A.P.M. Limited on the east coast and chairman of Bestbuy Distributors’ board. He replaces Mike Maloof, who resigned from his post due to the sale of his company, said Jim Holmquist, the APA board’s secretary.

Ben Yelowitz, chief financial officer and treasurer of POJA Warehouse in Philadelphia takes over Squires’ previous position of board treasurer.

Vice chair Rob Jacobs stays in his seat on the executive committee.