Seventeen industry professionals are vying for a position on the 2011–2013 SEMA Board of Directors. This year's election includes voting for the Chairman-Elect. The Chairman-Elect plays a critical role in the industry, serving as Chairman-Elect for two years before transitioning to the Chairman of the Board position.
When Petersen Publishing Company photographer Eric Rickman took this photo in October 1958, Paul Schiefer’s involvement in developing a safe, “slipper” clutch for drag racers was still a decade away. So was the honor of being the very first inductee into SEMA’s Hall of Fame.
SEMA News—February 2011
By Drew Hardin
Photo Courtesy Source Interlink Media
While technology has been an undeniable force in the evolution of the
automobile, it has also determined how cars and car parts are sold.
From the first handbills to newspaper and magazine advertising to
broadcast media and now the Internet, technology inevitably changes the
way manufacturers, distributors and retailers sell their wares. As
electronic cataloging has evolved over the past decade, the ability of
parts suppliers, sellers and end users to source and find parts has
gone from tedious to instantaneous—so long as sufficient and correct
product information is available.
It is an honor to be chosen as a candidate for the SEMA Board of Directors. I have been involved with the automobile aftermarket industry for more than 42 years. My passion is to help grow our industry. I feel we need to increase the size of the pie so that we all get a bigger piece. We need to create excitement focused in and around our business.
Seventeen industry professionals are vying for a position on the 2010–2012 SEMA Board of Directors. The SEMA Board provides strategic direction to the association and plays a critical role in shaping the future of the automotive specialty-equipment industry. Ballots were sent to the primary contacts at eligible SEMA-member companies within the corresponding categories at the beginning of May and are due back by June 11, 2010.
It is an honor to be chosen as a candidate for the SEMA Board of Directors. I have been involved with the automobile aftermarket industry for more than 42 years. My passion is to help grow our industry. I feel we need to increase the size of the pie so that we all get a bigger piece. We need to create excitement focused in and around our business.
Dear SEMA Members,