Driven Brands Taps Former MillerCoors Exec to Head Paint & Collision Division

Driven Brands Taps Former MillerCoors Exec to Head Paint & Collision Division

Driven Brands, parent company of CARSTAR and Maaco, announced that Chris Kozina, group president, will take the helm of its Paint & Collision Division.

Driven Brands, parent company of CARSTAR and Maaco, announced that Chris Kozina, group president, will take the helm of its Paint & Collision Division.

Kozina, a longtime executive with MillerCoors, brings extensive retail, marketing and management experience to the organization, according to Charlotte-based Driven Brands.

Kozina, who joined Driven Brands in fourth-quarter 2017, is overseeing the CARSTAR North America, Maaco and Drive N’ Style brands, guiding more than 1,000 franchisees and retail locations in the competitive, evolving collision repair and appearance maintenance industry. He also serves on the Driven Brands executive team, reporting to CEO Jonathan Fitzpatrick.

“Chris brings a wealth of knowledge and experience across a variety of functions and businesses, always while building high performing teams and enduring relationships along the way,” Fitzpatrick said. “His leadership will help us realize our joint ambition in the Paint and Collision division of delivering operational and customer excellence, and accelerating our growth agenda.”

Most recently, Kozina served as president and chief executive of Coors Distributing Co., a division of MillerCoors and parent company MolsonCoors. As head of the division, he delivered record revenue and operating income, growing volume and market share in a flat category. He also served as a director of Coors Distributing Co., including a term as chairman of the board.

Prior to that, he served as MillerCoors senior vice president and chief human resources officer, as well as vice president of marketing, portfolio strategy and market research, and chief of staff to the CEO. He also was part of the executive committee that merged Coors Brewing Co. and Miller Brewing Co. while serving as chief information officer.

Kozina started his career in management consulting, rising to partner at Accenture. He holds a master’s degree in education, globalization and educational policy from the University of Illinois and a bachelor of business administration degree in finance, investments and banking, real estate and urban land economics from the University of Wisconsin.

He also completed the Advanced Management Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Kozina currently serves as director and advisory board member for Intelligent Beverages LLC, as an investment committee member for Bascom Ventures and as a director of the University of Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association board. He was a founding co-member of the University of Wisconsin Accenture Undergraduate Leadership Center board and a director of Marquette University’s STEM advisory board.

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