[1996] NAFA/AFLA Conferences Make a "Splash"
Bob Mayfield, VP/national accounts, customer service for GE Capital Fleet Services, Professional Fleet Manager of the Year finalist Greg Tarring (center) of Phillip Morris USA, and nominee Ron Vogt (right ) of Home Savings of America, at the Professional Fleet Manager of the Year Awards.
Engrossed in a lively discussion are (left to right) Doug Madeley, SVP/client relations for PHH Vehicle Management Services, Dick Prettyman, manager of fleet operations for E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., and Larry Giddens, director of fleet operations for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Ed Bobit (left), editor and publisher of AF, presents the 1996 Professional Fleet Manager of the Year award to Sal Giacchi, director of fleet operations and travel for Lorillard Tobacco Co (NYC). Congratulations to Sal for a job well done.
Mike Antich, executive editor of Automotive Fleet, showed upcoming car and truck models that fleet managers can expect to see on the market in the next few years.
Rick Lee, executive director of GM NAO Consolidated Fleet Operations (third from left), and George Frink, former executive director of GM's Consolidated Fleet Operations (second from left), share a laugh at the head table of an AFLA breakfast meeting.
PHH Vehicle Management Services celebrated 50 years in service with cake and champagne at the Fleet Institute Expo. Pictured are Mike Newton (left), SVP/marketing and supplier services, and George Kilroy, SVP/business development and truck/utility services.
Scott Thredgold (left), fleet manager, and Bob Clarke (center), international fleet manager for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; and James Prebil (right), Senior VP, strategic resources for PHH Vehicle Management Services take a moment to relax from convention activities.
Jim Frank, president of Wheels, Inc., discussed the trends he sees evolving for the fleet industry in the next century. For instance, he stated that inflation will not impact the global economy, fleet management companies will focus on better customer service to compete for business, and a higher focus will be placed on driver productivity.
NAFA's 1996 Fleet Institute Exposition allowed nearly 2,500 attendees to discuss the latest products and technologies with almost 400 industry suppliers, manufactures, and fleet management companies.
Howard Shiebler, SVP/North American sales/customer service for GE Capital Fleet Services (left), fleet manager award nominee Elizabeth Linck (center) of the Town of Greenwich, CT, and finalist Harold Idell (right) of Federal Express at the Professional Fleet Manager of the Year Awards.
Toyota exhibited its all-new RAV4 sport/utility vehicle at the Fleet Institute Expo. Toyota recently announced its plans to market an electric-powered version, known as the RAV4-EV to fleets starting in 1998. According to Toyota, the electric-powered sport/utility will have a combined city/highway range of 118 miles per charge.
The ADT Automotive team was ready to greet propective clients at the Fleet Institute Exposition. From left to right are Sherb Brown, associate publisher for Automotive Fleet magazine; and the ADT team - George Largay, director of advertising; Hugh Christopher, regional director, sales, Region 2; Kenny Novak, fleet/lease manager for ADT's Arena Auto Auction; and Chuck Novince, regional director, sales, Region 1.
(left to right) Sal Giacchi, Lorillard Tobacco Co., Rudy Hirschheim, University of Houston, Jim Frank, Wheels, Inc., John McCorkhill, city of Indianapolis, Karl Koenemann, Corning Clinical Laboratories, and Kathy Egan, Aetna Life & Casualty, led a lively discussion on "Outsourced Unfinished - Your Turn to Speak."