
Automotive Fleet is pleased to present the 2022 finalists for Fleet Manager of the Year.
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After much consideration, the finalists for the 2022 Edward J. Bobit Fleet Manager of the Year award have been announced. Out of the 14 well-qualified nominees, these leaders emerged as the frontrunners for the noted fleet honor as some of the most progressive, respected, and efficient professionals working in fleet today. Automotive Fleet and sponsors AFLA and Wheels Donlen would like to extend a heartfelt congratulations to every person nominated this year for their peer-recognized achievements and performance.
The award is sponsored by AFLA and Wheels Donlen and will be presented at the 2022 AFLA conference in Tucson, Arizona, Oct. 10 – 13, 2022, at the JW Marriott Starr Pass. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at the award dinner held at the Marriott.
You can register to attend the conference here.
The finalists appear below in alphabetical order.
Kimberly Fisher
Director, global fleet and travel services, NOV
Vehicles managed: 3,000 | Staff supervised: 6
Years with current fleet: 10 | Years in industry: 20
Fisher has been in the fleet industry for more than 20 years and with National Oilwell Varco for more than 10 years. Photo: Fisher
In the past year, Fisher was able to successfully propose the concept of cycling services bodies onto new chassis to extend the life of the service body. This is a change management process for her field. Historically, the field has viewed the service body as part of a single chassis, therefore good for only one cycle. Moving to a multi-chassis cycle will save $2 million over the next two years. Fisher is active in industry events and serves on the GM Commercial Sounding Board, the Element Customer Advisory Board and the recipient of the 2021 Global Fleet Visionary Award.
Jonathan Kamanns
Associate director, fleet and driver safety, Boehringer-Ingelheim
Vehicles managed: 3,200 | Staff managed: 0
Years with current fleet: 2 | Total years in fleet: 18
Kamanns is an experienced fleet thought leader and subject matter expert. Photo: Kamanns
When Kamanns took on the role of fleet manager in January 2021, his goal was to perform every administrative task with maximum efficiency so that the fleet department could prioritize and execute higher-level strategic objectives. BI sought a 50% reduction in fleet tasks executed in-house through vendor consolidation and by leveraging technology. Kamanns conducted reviews of every task currently managed by BI fleet and turned Vehicle Inventory Management over to the Fleet Management Company. He improved aspects of compliance, optimized end-of-service vehicle sales, created a sustainability review and roadmap, improved employee satisfaction and visibility, updated the account structure for more efficient billing and reporting, enhanced batch data feeds while reducing administrative tasks, improved driver education, and more.
His work allowed the fleet department to focus on strategic goals, and under his direction, BI has realized over $2 million in estimated annual savings from the decision to leverage outsourced remarketing and a 26% reduction in average cost per mile. In the 12 months ending in March 2022, BI’s Fleet Department realized $7.6 million in direct savings, with the expectation that the savings will grow as the program matures.
Abe Stephenson
Senior business operations manager, DISH
Total vehicles: 3,800 | Staff supervised: 4
Years with current fleet: 15 | Years in industry: 15
Stephenson has long been a prominent voice in effective fleet management and growth. Photo: Stephenson
Congratulations to all the nominees and finalists!
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