The Young Auto Care Network Group (YANG) of the Auto Care Association is hosting the second annual Young Professionals Program during the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX), Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nev. Professionals in the auto care industry under the age of 40 are encouraged to attend.The program will include the YANG Town Hall featuring an executive panel from all channels of the auto care industry moderated by YANG Advisory Council member, Chase Baxley, The Parts House, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. at The Venetian Hotel, Marco Polo Rooms 805-807. The panel will discuss issues that are facing industry leaders and young auto care professionals. Directly following, attendees are invited to attend the YANG-sponsored happy hour, 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m., at LAVO in the Palazzo. “We are pleased to bring the Town Hall format to the under-40 crowd,” said Kathleen Schmatz, president and CEO, Auto Care Association. “It is a great opportunity to bring together our industry’s young men and women with dynamic speakers from different parts of the industry.”Panelist includes Jeff Koviak, vice president and general manager, North America Aftermarket, Tenneco, Inc.; Bill Maggs, MAAP, president and CEO, National Pronto Association and Co-CEO, Automotive Parts Services Group;John Bunting, COO, Fuse 5; and Jim Dykstra, founder and president, Aftermarket Telematics Technologies (ATT).“We are very fortunate to have such a strong panel this year. It is a testament to the overwhelming support that YANG continues to receive from the industry’s top leaders and companies,” said Michael Rukov, YANG chairman, One Stop Parts Source. In addition to the Young Professionals Program, members of YANG have the opportunity to receive professional staged photographs free-of-charge on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., in the Auto Care Association Member Center Room 201-203 in the Sands Expo Center. Major corporate sponsors of YANG include Tenneco, Automotive Parts Services Group, Fuse 5 and the Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance.All professionals in the auto care industry under the age of 40 are eligible to join YANG. Membership is free and open to Auto Care Association members and non-members under the age of 40. For more information, visitwww.autocare.org/yang or contact Courtney Hammer at 240-333-1067 or[email protected].About YANGThe Young Auto Care Network Group is a program providing auto care professionals under the age of 40 the opportunity to network with industry peers, enhance knowledge and improve leadership capabilities. YANG was formed with a desire to help young professionals establish a circle of peers to grow with alongside their careers. Participants are future executive level staffers of the auto care industry that see the value in establishing connections with other young professionals that will one day be business owners and key decision makers. About the AutoCare AssociationBased in Bethesda, Md., the Auto Care Association has more than 3,000 member companies that represent some 150,000 independent automotive businesses that manufacture, distribute and sell motor vehicle parts, accessories, tools, equipment, materials and supplies, and perform vehicle service and repair. Visit www.autocare.org.
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