Manheim Announces Retirement of Berta Phelps Career Spans 38 Years of Serving Manheim and the Remarketing Industry
Manheim has announced that Berta Phelps will retire as vice president of Strategic Operations at the end of the year. Her remarkable career has spanned 38 years serving Manheim and the remarketing industry. full story
NAAA President Bob McConkey Story Ranked by Auto Remarketing Magazine as the Most Popular Story for 2008
The most popular story of the year was one of leadership and growth in the wholesale and remarketing segment. Quite a few of you were more than a little interested in Bob McConkey's opinions and plans as the new president of the National Auto Auction Association. Bob's done a commendable job in his role with the association, and we wish all of our NAAA friends and business associates well in the coming year. full story
Source: Auto Remarketing; Bill Zadeits, Associate Publisher
After being installed as NAAA President in Washington DC in October, Bob McConkey has hit the ground running, and recently spent a week with NAAA Vice President Dave Angelicchio and Executive Director Frank Hackett on the annual “President’s Tour” of the South, visiting Manheim, Auction Insurance Agency and Blackbook. more
The 2009 Convention Committee met December 3 at next year’s convention hotel, the San Francisco Marriott. The hotel has undergone a dramatic transformation since they last time NAAA was there in 2001. Along with the modern changes to the hotel, new and exciting things will be happening to the convention program as well. From a “greener” perspective, to educational opportunities, to an earlier end time on Friday, next year is on target to be a 61st convention success!
From left: Frank Hackett, NAAA Executive Director; Jamye Carpenter, Director of Business Development - Auction Insurance Agency; Mitzi Van Voorhis, Marketing Manager - DAA Northwest; Tracy Stuckrath, Manager, Event Marketing - Manheim; Bob McConkey, Jr., NAAA President; Charlotte Pyle, Owner - Capital City Auto Auction; Kelly Beach, NAAA Meetings Manager; and Jay Cadigan, NAAA Vice President
Are you the conductor of your symphony orchestra? If not, you will want to attend this memorable group experience that generates fresh insights and instills lessons that will become part of your daily dialogue and culture. www.themusicparadigm.com
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Dr. Kyle Usrey, former business executive and now business consultant, dean of a college, international attorney, and recognized expert in strategy development will discuss “Strategic Cooperation– Survival and Transformation in Difficult Times!” Usrey draws on a number of his experiences as well as cutting-edge research to help identify practical options in competing and cooperating to find win-win opportunities in our industry.more info
Marcus Buckingham is considered one of the world's leading authorities on employee productivity and the practices of leading and managing companies that focus on cultivating employees' strengths rather than simply improving their weaknesses. If such a theory sounds revolutionary, that's because it is. Marcus Buckingham calls it the “strengths revolution.”
NAAA Auction Industry Summary Report - 11/12/08 After holding up relatively well compared to retail vehicle sales, the
credit crunch appears to have hitthe wholesale market sharply in ...