ASE announces board, officers for this year

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has announced its officers and board members for 2026.

John Wolf, pictured, president of Snap-on Business Solutions, is the new board chair. Tom Palermo, general manager at Preferred Automotive Specialists, takes over as vice chair.

John Hanighen, president and CEO at Cloyes Manufacturing, and Gary Uyematsu, national technical training manager at BMW of North America, will serve as treasurer and secretary, respectively.

Jason Rainey, vice president at NAPA AutoCare/AAA will now serve as past chair.

Six new governors are serving on the ASE board: 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 and Jake Sorenson of McNeil’s Auto Repair.

Six have moved off the board after completing their board terms: Karen Allison of Breeden Dodge Chrysler Jeep, Stacy Balzer of Ford, Tej Gill of Pohanka Lexus, Elisha Huddleston of General Motors, Rebecca Mahan of Clarience Technologies and Mike Mallet of Freightliner.

“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’s 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.”