2010 Fleet Hall of Fame Inductees Announced at AFLA

LAS VEGAS - Eight fleet professionals were inducted this year to the Fleet Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA) conference, Sept. 8-10 at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa at Summerlin.

by Staff

September 14, 2010

2 min to read

LAS VEGAS- Twenty-six individuals were nominated by the industry, but only eight were inducted this year in a ceremony at the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA) conference, Sept. 8-10 at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa at Summerlin.

Sponsored by AFLA and presented by Automotive Fleet magazine, Hall of Fame members are recognized industry leaders and pioneers who have contributed significantly to the commercial fleet management profession. Eligible nominees must have at least 10 years of fleet management experience.

Inductees are nominated and voted on by peers in an online ballot spanning three months.

The 2010 Fleet Hall of Fame Inductees are:

Mike Antich
Automotive Fleet
Editor & Associate Publisher
Dates in Fleet: 1985-present
George Argueta
Fleet Manager, Celanese Corp.
Salex/CCM
Dates in Fleet: 1965-present
Helene Kamon
Wendy's
AmeriFleet Transportation
Dates in Fleet: 1970-present
Don Kreft
LeasePlan USA
President/CEO (Retired)
Co-Owner Transport Solutions
Dates in Fleet: 1965-present
Wayne Smolda
CEI
Founder/CEO
Dates in Fleet: 1980-present
Hal Barton
Chrysler Corp.
Lincoln-Mercury Division
General Mgr. of Fleet Operations
(Retired)
Dates in Fleet: 1950-1995
Sam Penn
PHH
Executive Vice President (Retired)
Dates in Fleet: 1969-1990
Jack Taylor
Enterprise Holdings
Founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Dates in Fleet: 50+ Years

To view the PowerPoint presentation displayed at the AFLA conference, click here.

The Fleet Hall of Fame program was established in 2008 with 20 founding Hall of Fame members. That same year, an additional 10 honorees were selected by the industry through online voting.

Last year, nine new members were inducted into the Fleet Hall of Fame in a special ceremony at the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association's (AFLA) annual meeting.

Marking the third year of this recognition program, eight inductees will be selected for 2010. Read bios of the 26 nominees for the 2010 Fleet Hall of Fame.

Additional inductees will be installed in the Fleet Hall of Fame with one less honoree each year, until three are installed in 2015. Thereafter, three honorees will be inducted in the Fleet Hall of Fame annually.

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2008 Inductees

2009 Inductees

2010 Nominees

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