AIA Canada Holds Committee Council Day & 70th Annual General Meeting
May 1st, 2012, Ottawa – The Automotive Industries Association held its annual Committee & Council Day on April 26th, 2012. AIA member volunteers congregated at the Hilton Toronto Airport & Suites to take part in various meetings and to attend a special Volunteer Luncheon as well as the Association’s 70th Annual General Meeting.
During the Volunteer Luncheon, AIA Canada’s incoming Chairman of the Board of Directors, John Macdonald, awarded Linda Donnini with the Young Executive of the Year Award and current AIA Chairman Mauro Cifelli thanked the hundreds of volunteer members from across the country who sit on AIA committees, councils, divisions and task forces. He also took the opportunity to recognize the AIA directors who are completing their terms on the Board of Directors. They are as follows:
• Denis Mathieu, Uni-Select • Bob Sinclair, Dixie Electric • Greg Sims, OK Tire • Brad Morris, Grote Industries (who has completed his term on the Executive Committee)
Mr. Cifelli provided his sincere thanks to these individuals for providing their expertise and knowledge in the past year and committing their time to the Association. AIA also recognized that it could not exist nor have the ongoing success it has had over the past 70 years without the continued support of its members. At the luncheon, AIA also recognized longstanding members who have reached a significant membership milestone and took the opportunity to recognize the members in attendance including Grant Brothers Sales, who are celebrating 50 years of membership with AIA this year. To view the complete list of AIA Canada milestone anniversaries, click here.
The following is a list of the Council & Committee meetings that took place on April 25th and 26th: • Division Chairs Meeting • Government Relations Committee • Retailers Council • High Fives for Kids Foundation Board • YES Committee • CEO Roundtable Meeting • Be Car Care Aware Advisory Committee • Insurance Advisory Group for I-CAR Canada • Market Research Committee
AIA’s 70th Annual General Meeting served as a closing event for the day. Keeping in tradition, outgoing Chairman of the Board Mauro Cifelli opened the program by sharing a few words with attendees, concluding his term as Chairman of the AIA Board of Directors and welcoming John Macdonald of Ideal Supply as the new Chair of AIA. New AIA Chairman John Macdonald addressed the membership by outlining his goals and objectives for his upcoming term. Brad Morris, Chair of the Nominating Committee presented the following slate of individuals for appointment to and the Board of Directors, in accordance with AIA By-Laws.
Name
Role
Prov
Company
Term
John P. MacDonald
Chairman
ON
Ideal Supply Ltd.
Until Spring AGM 2013
Robert Hattem
First Vice Chair
QC
UAP Inc.
Until Spring AGM 2013
Robert Pitt
Second Vice Chair
ON
Affinia Canada ULC
Until Spring AGM 2013
Mauro Cifelli
Immediate Past Chairman
QC
Vast-Auto Distributors Ltd.
Until Spring AGM 2013
Mario Tremblay
Director at Large
QC
Dupont Canada
Until Spring AGM 2013
Tony Canade
Director at Large
ON
Assured Automotive
Until Spring AGM 2013
Mike Fazackerley
Director at Large
ON
Matthew Scott Data Marketing
Until Spring AGM 2013
Bob MacDonald
Director at Large
ON
Wakefield Canada Inc.
Until Spring AGM 2014
Andrew Davies
Director at Large
ON
Canadian Tire Corp.
Until Spring AGM 2014
Doug Reevey
Director at Large
NB
Autotec
Until Spring AGM 2015
Mark Reed
Director at Large
ON
Shell Lubricants
Until Spring AGM 2015
Gary O’Connor
Director at Large
QC
Uni-Select Inc.
Until Spring AGM 2015
Ed Coates
Director at Large
BC
Lordco Parts Ltd.
Until Spring AGM 2015
Marc Brazeau
Ex-Officio
ON
AIA Canada
No set term
AIA Canada congratulates and welcomes all new AIA Directors as well as the new AIA Chairman of the AIA Canada Board of Directors, John Macdonald of Ideal Supply Ltd.
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About AIA Canada The Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA) is a national trade association representing the automotive aftermarket industry in Canada. The aftermarket is an $18.7 billion industry that employs more than 420,200 people. The industry is composed of companies that manufacture, distribute and install automotive replacement parts, accessories, tools, and equipment. AIA represents manufacturers, re-builders, manufacturers agents, warehouse distributors, national distributors, buying groups, wholesalers, machine shops, retailers, and through its councils, the interests of collision repair shops and automotive service and repair outlets. AIA's mandate is to promote, educate and represent members in all areas that impact the growth and prosperity of the industry.
