There are three new directors of the AIA Canada board.
During the group’s annual general meeting on April 15, Trista Anger, western Canada regional business manager at BASF Coatings, Élisabeth Lambert, owner of Pièces d’Auto Joliette, and Jean-François Richard became general manager of Société De Gestion Des Huiles Usagées (SOGHU), were named to the board.
Anger leads the Western Canadian refinish team at BASF, delivering comprehensive business support to body shops.
Lambert has been active with AIA Canada’s Quebec Division since 2018, serving as its first female chair from 2022-2024. She became sole owner of Pièces d’Auto Joliette in 2024.
In July 2024, Richard took over as president of SOGHU, which manages the collection, processing, and awareness of regulated products responsibly and sustainably.
The trio will serve in their roles until AIA Canada’s 2028 AGM.
Executive
Tony Kuczynski has been appointed chair of the AIA Canada board. He is the president and CEO of Mister Transmission.
Ryan Bruno, president and CEO of CSN Collision Centre, has moved into the past chair role.
The first vice chair will be held by Chris Kinghorn, vice president of digital & sales enablement at UAP Inc., while Fountain Tire CEO Jason Herle will serve as second vice chair.
“AIA Canada would like to take this opportunity to thank former directors James Channer and Joey Miceli for their commitment and service to the Board,” the association said in a statement. “The remaining AIA Canada Board members and terms that were voted on at the last AGM will remain in place.”
YPA vice chair
In a newly created role, the Young Professionals in the Auto care sector (YPA) Committee announced the appointment of Hitesh Patel as its first vice chair.
The position is designed to strengthen the committee’s leadership and add capacity to advance its mandate by working alongside the chair, currently Kari Hann.
Patel is director at Transtar Aftermarket Solutions in Canada, a NexaMotion Group company.
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