Arroyo to Reprise Role as Chair of Agent Summit Advisory Board
LAS VEGAS — Organizers of Agent Summit 2012 announced that Gregory Arroyo, executive editor of F&I and Showroom magazine, has agreed to return as advisory board chair for second annual event, which is scheduled for March 12–14 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
“Last year’s board did an amazing job in making sure our agenda addressed the issues impacting agents and their customers,” Arroyo said. “That’s why I’m excited to chair the board again this year. There are a lot of issues we need to discuss, and the agent community plays a critical role in making sure dealers are educated on issues affecting them.”
The board’s main role is to provide guidance to event organizers, which includes Agent Entrepreneur, F&I’s media partner, on what issues the summit’s agenda needs to address. The 15-member board includes:
Joe Becker, CNA National Warranty Corporation
John Braganini, Great Lakes Companies
Bob Corbin, Innovative Aftermarket Systems
Randy Crisorio, United Development Systems
Dave Duncan, Safe-Guard Products
David Frisbie, Profit Portfolio
Johnny Garlich, Deliveries on Demand
Rick Kurtz, Protective Asset Protection Division
John Luckett, Resource Dealer Group
Mark Mishler, Interstate National Corporation
Ronald J. Reahard, Reahard & Associates
Bob Sparks, Maximus Auto Group
Mark Thorpe, The Impact Group
Mark Trahan, Simoniz USA
For more information about Agent Summit or to register, visit www.agentsummit.com.
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