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Building Up the Bay: Tech veteran John Young joins CrashBay as new CFO and advisory board member

Toronto, Ontario — CrashBay recently announced the appointment of John Young as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Advisory Board member. In a press release, CrashBay noted that “Young, a seasoned cross-functional Tech & Startup Executive, brings over 25 years of experience, driving 12 successful exits, multiple acquisitions, and raising over $235M in capital. […]

Recruitment Feedback Requested: Ministry of Ontario seeks advice regarding 2024 Level Up! skilled trades fair series

Toronto, Ontario — The Ministry of Ontario is seeking feedback from the industry regarding its 2024 series of Level Up! skilled trades fairs for local youth. Given the success of last year’s events, the ministry is considering increasing the number of stops on the Level Up! tour, with the potential to stop in double as […]

Apprentices Assemble: Registration open for 2024 National Apprenticeship Conference

Calgary, Alberta — Registration is now open for the 2024 National Apprenticeship Conference, to be held June 2 to the 4th at the Telus Convention Centre in Calgary, Alberta. The conference—which has a theme of “Mastering the Journey”—is expected to feature more than 500 delegates over the course of the three days from across the […]

Heavy Duty Discussions: HD Repair Group opens registration for annual collision conference

Toronto, Ontario — The HD Repair Group has opened registration for its annual conference, the HD Repair Forum, to take place April 24 to 26 in Dallas, Texas. The event will take place at the Hyatt Regency hotel in the Frisco suburb of Dallas for the two-day that the HD Repair Group hopes will be […]

Say Hi to Smith: IBIS USA 2024 announced Dave Smith stage partnership at Anaheim, Calif., event

London, United Kingdom — The International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS) is thrilled to announce Dave Smith is joining the on-stage delivery team for IBIS USA 2024. As an industry veteran, Dave Smith brings a wealth of expertise to lead discussions at IBIS USA, which will be held in Anaheim, California, from March 19 to March […]

The Bright Side: Dave Luehr’s fifth annual Positivity Summit on today, featuring Canadian industry members

Tennessee, United States — Dave Luehr’s Positivity Summit is back for its fifth annual iteration January 25. Tune in for a full-day broadcast featuring more than 50 speakers from the collision repair and related automotive industries.  Speakers include Frank Terlep of Auto Techcelerators; Leanne Jeffries of OEC and Certified Collision Care; Ryan Smith of Saskatchewan […]

Barbie’s Glam Ride: Pink Corvette steals the spotlight at 2024 Canadian International Auto Show

Toronto, Ontario – The iconic baby pink 1957 Chevy Corvette, featured in the 2023 blockbuster movie Barbie starring Margot Robbie, will be a part of the Canadian International Auto Show next month alongside four life-sized replicas of Hot Wheels toy cars. “We are excited to welcome Mattel back to the show with Barbie and Hot […]

Shuffling the Board: Jolanda Poots-Bijl to step down from AkzoNobel’s Supervisory Board

Toronto, Ontario – Jolanda Poots-Bijl has announced her decision to step down from AkzoNobel’s Supervisory Board, effective January 31. The decision follows her recent appointment as CFO of Ahold Delhaize, limiting her availability for her current Supervisory Board role. Ben Noteboom, Chair of AkzoNobel’s Supervisory Board, expressed appreciation for Poots-Bijls contributions, saying: “We thank Jolanda […]

Calling on Keith: Keith E. Jones named collision strategy and program manager, DEKRA North America

Victoria, British Columbia — Keith E. Jones has been named collision strategy and program manager for DEKRA North America. This new role will see Jones support the BMW Canada Certified Collision Repair Centre program. Previously, Jones served as a regional development specialist for DEKRA, supporting various OEM certification programs, including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Volkswagen and […]

Driving Change: CCCR meeting emphasizes critical role of safe repairs

Markham, Ontario — Common challenges need common solutions— this was the key message at this past weekend’s first in-person meeting of the Canadian Council of Collision Repairers (CCCR) in Markham, ON at Pfaff Autoworks. During the day-long meeting, this significant gathering of more than 50 shop owners and managers, alongside several key OEM representatives, candidly […]

Kavia’s Comeback: Raj Kavia named Canadian Manager, OEConnection/Certified Collision Care

Toronto, Ontario ⁠— Longtime industry member Raj Kavia has joined OEConnection as the Canadian Manager, OEConnection Certified Repair Network (CRN)/Certified Collision Care, he announced via LinkedIn on Tuesday. Kavia is the former owner of Kavia Auto Body in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, which he owned from May 1992 to February 2019. During his time as owner/operator of […]

Smiles On: Dave Luehr’s fifth annual Positivity Summit to take place virtually Jan. 25

Tennessee, United States — Dave Luehr’s Positivity Summit is back for its fifth annual iteration on January 25–tune in for a full-day broadcast featuring more than 50 speakers from the collision repair and related automotive industries.  Speakers include Frank Terlep of Auto Techcelerators; Leanne Jeffries of OEC and Certified Collision Care; Ryan Smith of Saskatchewan […]

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