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Mark McLean held off a challenge from FedEx Freight co-workers Eric Vos and Charles Kerr to become the third repeat winner in SuperTech history at the Tech- nology & Maintenance Council (TMC) Fall Meeting in Orlando in September. The 25 year old took home nearly $25,000 in gift cards and prizes, includ- ing an all-inclusive package to the 2015 Daytona 500. McLean won three individual stations (drivetrain, service information and wheel end) during the two-day event, the most of all competitors. Vos took second behind McLean for the second year in a row and won the Liftgate division. Despite not winning an individual station, Kerr used a steady performance thought the competition to snag third place. 7 Industry Focus W W W . T R U C K P A R T S A N D S E R V I C E . C O M N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 4 | T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E Reyco Granning has hired of John Stuart as vice president of engineering. CVSN has installed Troy Zurbuchen of Midwest Trailer Sales in McFarland, Wis., James McCormick of San Antonio Brake in San Antonio, and Steve Hansen of Minimizer in Blooming Prairie, Minn. to its board of directors. Double Coin and CMA has added Brian Riddell as regional sales manager for Canada and Juan Alberto Gonzalez as regional sales manager for Mexico. Kenneth D. Griswold has joined Fleet Engineers, Inc. as vice president of sales and marketing. Pro Parts has hired John Younger as executive vice president. Allstate Peterbilt Group has hired Dana to serve in the newly created position of fl eet customer service manager. Pro Parts has hired John Younger as executive vice president. Ox Bodies, Inc. has hired James Pennington as an industrial engineer. People In The News Stuart Griswold FedEx Freight Technician Mark McLean (second from left) holds up some of his prizes after winning the TMC SuperTech competition in September. VIPAR Heavy Duty celebrates 25 years The silver anniversary for VIPAR Heavy Duty has been good as gold. Speaking last month at the group's annual meeting, VIPAR Heavy Duty President and CEO Steve Crowley says the buying group is on its way to its best year ever. Projections show the company setting several organizational bests (purchasing, stockholders) in 2014, he says, with longer-term projec- tions showing even more growth opportunities ahead in 2015 and beyond. Now in its 25 th year, Crowley says VIPAR is well positioned to main- tain its success for years to come. Crowley says VIPAR stockholders have opened or expanded/relo- cated nearly 20 stores during the calendar year. That growth, in addi- tion to the purchase of Power Heavy Duty early in the year, has helped VIPAR Heavy Duty also set records for locations in 2014. Minimizer exec nabs award The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal has named Minimizer's Christopher Thorpe an honoree for this year's CFO of the Year Award in the small private company category. "I'm very honored to accept this nomination, it's truly a signifi cant career highlight," Thorpe says. "I feel privileged to be with Minimizer as we grow and expand globally. The role I have with the company, and its new management team, affords me dynamic opportunities to effect and guide change as we are constantly pursuing new products, markets, joint ventures and acquisitions." The award was originally introduced in 2007 to recognize the crucial leadership role CFOs fi ll as a part of a company's management team. As mission- critical as CFOs are they often labor in relative obscurity and do not receive the kudos they deserve. TruckPro partners with Mitchell 1 TruckPro, the largest independent truck and trailer service center network across Canada, has chosen Mitchell 1's suite of online truck repair solutions to enhance the ability of their service centers to accu- rately diagnose and repair Class 4-8 trucks. "We are delighted to partner with TruckPro to provide their heavy vehicle service facilities with a complete solution to help them continue to offer outstanding repairs and service to their customers," says Scott DeGiorgio, general manager of Mitch- ell 1's commercial vehicle group. "It's an honor to be selected to work with them to help make their highly professional operation even more effi cient." FedEx's McLean repeats as SuperTech champ