Harry Willner, general manager, Fleetway Leasing Co., Bala Cynwyd, PA, has been elected as the 24th president of the National Vehicle Leasing Association (NVLA), effective July 1, 2000. Elections for fiscal year 2000-2001 were held during the association’s annual meeting in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Willner follows the 1999-2000 NVLA president, Jerry Duffy, vice president, Jefferson Leasing, Crofton, MD.
A 17-year veteran of the leasing industry and a member of the NVLA since 1986, Willner has served on the NVLA’s board of directors since being a co-organizer and chairman of the Philadelphia/South Jersey chapter in 1986. He served in various capacities of leadership on the national level, and remains an active participant in leasing and automotive issues at the state level.
Other election results were as follows: Elaine Litwer, E L Leasing, Bayside, NY, first vice president/president elect; Jim Clamp, BB&T Leasing Corp., second vice president; Joseph McMahon, McMahon Leasing Inc., Norristown, PA, third vice president; Tad Yoder, WSFS Credit Corp., Doylestown, PA, secretary/treasurer; Jerry Duffy, Jefferson Leasing, Crofton, MD, immediate past president; Rob Rogers, Vanguard Lease Co., Dallas, TX, director at large; Bill Crawford, Wilmar Leasing Inc., director at large; and Jim Piccoli, Northeast Auto Outlet, associate director.
In other NVLA news, Jeffrey Barron, president of Ellis Brooks Leasing Inc. in San Francisco, has been selected as the 24th recipient of the NVLA’s Clemens-Pender Award. The award was presented during the association’s 2000 annual conference, exposition, and auto show on May 3, 2000 in Orlando, FL. Created to honor the NVLA’s founding fathers, Jack Clemens and Frank Pender, the award is given annually to an individual within the association who best exemplifies the qualities of professionalism and standards of business ethics upon which the association’s work is based.