Automotive Fleet, October 2018
This years Roundtable had a packed schedule of educational sessions pertinent to todays remarketers The event also saw near record breaking attendance BY MIKE ANTICH AND ERIC GANDARILLA T his year remarketing professionals descended onto Marco Island Fla to attend the 2018 International Automotive Remarketers Alliance IARA Summer Roundtable Following last years record breaking attendance the 2018 Summer Roundtable once again saw a near record number of remarketing professionals attend This years Roundtable had a packed schedule full of networking sessions covering todays hot topic remarketing issues as well as the future of remarketing Bob Griese the former quarterback of the only team to complete a perfect undefeated season presented this years opening keynote address In his presentation he touched on business from a high level perspective Felipe Smolka executive vice president of transformation at LeasePlan USA provided the executive presentation for the event As the person whos leading the strategy to drive modernization and innovation within his company and its U S operations Smolka provided valuable insight into the steps needed to ensure business are successful as the industry continues to evolve The IARA also awarded its annual Circle of Excellence award to Chuck Novince a former VP at Manheim before his retirement last year during this years event The IARA Circle of Excellence Award is an award designed to recognize an industry leader who has made outstanding contributions to the remarketing industry New to this year was a golf tournament that took place the day after the Roundtable ended The golf tournament was in memorial of Kenny Osborn AUTOMOTIVE FLEET I OCTOBER 2018 48 2018 SUMMER ROUNDTABLE Remarketing professionals descended onto Marco Island Fla for this years Summer Roundtable The Roundtable took place over three days The IARA awarded Chuck Novince who had nearly three decades in the industry and most recently served at Manheim before his retirement with its 2018 Circle of Excellence Award He and his wife attended the event PHOTOS MIKE ANTICH Four auction general managers took to the stage for a Town Hall style session The GMs who participated were l r Dave Blake of DAA Seattle Laura Taylor of Charleston Auto Auction Lisette Minton of ADESA Sarasota and Ryan Mason of Manheim Fort Lauderdale
You must have JavaScript enabled to view digital editions.
