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NAPA'S ANNUAL MEETING PAST EXECUTIVES SHARE INSIGHTS AT ANNUAL MEETING The audience received an insightful treat when special guests Jack Echlin, Dick Degnan and Gene Muldoon addressed the recent NAPA annual meeting. Echlin, founder of Echlin Manufacturing Company, served for several years as Frank C. Amato is NAPA's new secretary and vice president of operations. Kent Stickley has been named vice president of marketing of NAPA. chairman of the NAPA Manufacturers' Council. Amato, who joined the NAPA head A native of Urbana, Ohio, Stickley has quarters staff as director of operations in served as NAPA's director of marketing 1981, is a graduate of Miami University in since 1981. Oxford, Ohio, with a degree in Stickley joined the NAPA headquarters communications. staff in 1978 as director of marketing ser Prior to joining the headquarters staff, vices, prior to which he spent three years Amato spent nine years at the NAPA in the international division of Monroe Auto Cleveland Distribution Center in a variety Equipment Company. A graduate of North- of management positions. wood Institute, Stickley holds a degree in Degnan joined the NAPA headquarters business administration and an associate staff in 1963 and served for eleven years degree in automotive marketing. as NAPA's vice president and general manager. i i 1983 NAPA/NIASE MECHANIC OF THE YEAR HONORED AT NAPA ANNUAL MEETING Muldoon served as vice president and general manager of NAPA from 1960-63. 1983's NAPA/NIASE Mechanic of the Year, Robert J. Leone (third from right) and his wife/business partner Debbie display their award plaque at NAPA's recent annual meeting. Looking on are (from left): Wayne Waterfield, vice president and general manager, Parts Craft; Ron Weiner, president, NIASE; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Romero of Romero's Service and Supply in Raton, NM (NAPA Jobber Romero originally nominated Leone for the com petition); and Bob McKenna, president, NAPA (far right). NAPA TO OPEN 73rd DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN EARLY 1984 Portland, Maine will be the site of NAPA's seventy-third distribution center, scheduled to open in February/March of 1984. The 60,000 square foot distribution cen ter will service fifty-five NAPA Jobbers throughout the state of Maine and along the New Hampshire border. 19