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Mike Antich

Former Editor and Associate Publisher

Mike Antich covered the fleet management and vehicle remarketing markets for over 20 years. Mike has written or edited over 5,000 articles on fleet management, manufacturer fleet activities, the fleet leasing industry, and vehicle remarketing during this period.

Mike was the editor and associate publisher for Automotive Fleet magazine. 

Mike was also actively involved with a variety of fleet and remarketing industry associations and was a long-time member of the board of directors for the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA). He served as AFLA's president from 2008-2009 and was reelected AFLA president in 2021-2022. He was also the chairman of the AFLA Globalization Committee, where he was instrumental in creating the first-ever Global Fleet Networking Consortium comprised of five international fleet associations.

He was also a member of the board of directors and an officer for the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA). He was the Alliance's long-time secretary and chaired its public relations committee. In addition, he was the past chairman of the IARA certification task force, which developed the industry's first-ever certification program for vehicle remarketers. 

In 2010, Mike was inducted into the Fleet Hall of Fame and inducted into the Global Fleet Hall of Fame in 2022. He also won the Industry Icon Award, presented by the IARA and NAAA.

Mike was an international speaker and has spoken at numerous industry conferences, client advisory councils, and fleet sales meetings.

He passed away on Dec. 19, 2025. 

Newsby Mike AntichApril 23, 2020

Faria Named to Manage Fleet for FM Global

Victor Faria was named purchasing and global car plans manager at FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers.

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Newsby Mike AntichApril 22, 2020

Otis Elevator Names New Global Fleet Manager

Adam Orth, CAFM, has been named associate director - Global Fleet Services & Strategic Sourcing at Otis Elevator Co.

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Newsby Mike AntichApril 20, 2020

Retired Global Pharma Fleet Exec Oleksy Passes Away

Edward Oleksy Jr., the long-time Warner Lambert global fleet director, passed away at his home in Hackettstown, N.J., on Feb. 10, 2020. He was 73.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichApril 13, 2020

COVID-19 Reveals Fleet Policy Inadequacies that Need to be Rectified

Each fleet has a DNA of sorts, which is comprised of the procedures and regulations that are codified in its corporate fleet policy. It is these policies that determine the type of fleet that is operated and its characteristics.

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Newsby Mike AntichApril 13, 2020

Caterpillar's Fleet Manager to Retire

Her fleet management responsibilities involved managing Caterpillar’s enterprise leased vehicle program consisting of strategy, policy, sourcing, supplier negotiations, service delivery, and resolution of issues for site vehicles, field reps, managers, and executive transport.

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Newsby Mike AntichApril 8, 2020

Novocure Names Corporate Fleet Program Manager

Kimberly Jamme has been named manager, corporate fleet program at Novocure, a commercial-stage oncology company.

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Newsby Mike AntichApril 8, 2020

Abbott's Lopez Retires

Diane Lopez, category manager, fleet & ground transportation global procurement for Abbott, retired on Feb. 14, 2020, capping an almost 36-year career with the company. 

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Articlesby Mike AntichApril 6, 2020

Five Reasons Why Fleet Managers are Terminated

It is understandable when fleet managers are fired for making expensive mistakes or when caught engaging in ethical transgressions, but many are terminated for circumstances that were self-inflicted and entirely avoidable.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichApril 6, 2020

Post COVID-19 Fleet Initiatives to Focus on Cost Reduction & Utilization

Although we’re still in the midst of the pandemic, a glimpse of its impact on fleet management in a post-COVID-19 world is emerging.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichApril 2, 2020

COVID-19 Offers Opportunity to Make a Dent in the Technician Shortage

Now is when the fleet industry should be proactively identifying these future technicians. The fleet industry has a window to tap into this idled labor pool, who will look attractive to other industries experiencing labor shortages leading to increased competition to recruit this talent.

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