Appointments (June 01, 2003)

Andrew Ross, publisher and editor, Jobber News Magazine, has an-nounced that Jim Petsis has joined the sales team of The Automotive Group. The Automotive Group of professional automotive publications at the Business Information Group, includes Jobber News, Service Station and Garage Management, Bodyshop Magazine, and l’Automobile, as well as other publications. Petsis comes to Jobber News Magazine with a wealth of experience in business, having owned and operated ventures in both the garment and hotel and hospitality industries. He will handle a number of key accounts for The Automotive Group as well as dedicated Jobber News clients. He reports to publisher and editor Andrew Ross.

Matt O’Brien, president, Traditional Automotive and Heavy Duty Division of Grant Brothers Sales Limited, has announced that Wade Froese has joined the company in Western Canada as a district manager. He will be located in Calgary. Froese will be responsible for sales of the company’s automotive and heavy-duty lines in the Southern Alberta region, reporting to Bob Stanbury, vice president and Western Canada sales manager. Froese, a native of Calgary, Alberta, graduating from Mount Royal College, comes to Grant Brothers with a proven sales record for an automotive glass wholesaler.