CIECA Announces Award Recipients at SEMA Show

CIECA Announces Award Recipients at SEMA Show

CIECA announced its 2022 award recipients during the Collision Industry Red Carpet Awards Breakfast on Nov. 2 at the SEMA Show.

The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced its 2022 award recipients during the Collision Industry Red Carpet Awards Breakfast on Nov. 2 at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The event was sponsored by the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and BodyShop Business.

Left to right: Phil Martinez, Mitchell International, Yvette Burke and Kim DeVallance Caron from Enterprise Holdings and CIECA Executive Director Paul Barry. 

Enterprise Holdings was named Company of the Year. 

“The company chosen this year truly supports CIECA and its mission in many more ways than just volunteering on committees,” noted CIECA Chairman Phil Martinez, who recognized Kim DeVallance Caron for her dedication.

Left to right: CIECA Chairman Phil Martinez, Mike Hastings, Dan Webster and CIECA Executive Director Paul Barry.  

Three Architecture Committee members received an Outstanding Contribution Award for working on the next generation of collision industry standards — CIECA API Standards (CAPIS). They included Committee Chair Dan Webster from Enlyte, Andy Bober from Entegral and Mike Hastings from Car-Part.com.  

Left to right: CIECA Chairman Phil Martinez, Gene Lopez, Frank Terlep and CIECA Executive Director Paul Barry. 

Gene Lopez of Seidner’s Collision and Frank Terlep of Opus IVS received a Chairman’s Award for extraordinary leadership co-chairing the CIECA Emerging Technologies Committee, which has spun off several other committees to develop the next generation of collision industry standards. 

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