ITEC Enlists Experienced Advisory Council
The International Tire Exhibition & Conference (ITEC) has is working with “eight industry veterans” to help develop an aftermarket/distribution education programme for its show between 21 and 23 September at Cleveland’s I-X Center.
“These individuals who form our Advisory Council are key to the success of the exhibition,” said Ray Evans, chairman of the distribution component of the conference. “The Advisory Council is helping us develop a program that will focus on issues of importance to the industry today. With that information, we are creating a curriculum that promises to be ‘hands-on.’ These learning sessions will deal with rising costs of conducting business, new government regulations, the Internet and many more topics.”
Members of the Dealer Advisory Council include: Ross Kogel Jr., president, Tire Wholesalers Inc., Troy Mich.; Ron Lautzenheiser, owner of two Big O Tire stores and two Grease Monkey franchises, Ft. Collins, Colo.; Steve Disney, consultant, Louisville, Ky.; Dennis Leipold, owner/president, Leipold Tire, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Peggy Fisher, president, TireStamp Corp., U.S. headquarters in Troy, Mich.; David Cosco, chairman, Integra Tire, Edmonton, Alberta; Paul Hyatt, owner, Superior Tire, Scarborough, Ontario, and past president of TIA; Craig Knarich, owner of Pit Crew Tire, Palm Harbor, Fla.
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