MyRepairShop CEO to Address the Forces Shaping the Automotive Aftermarket Service Business; First eAftermarket Forum Offers Service Professionals Solutions to Technological Challenges

    HOUSTON--June 29, 2001--Brad Hays, CEO of MyRepairShop(TM) Inc., joins other aftermarket leaders in a panel discussion entitled "Service Is in for the Big Change" during the eAftermarket Forum on August 1 at 10 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare -- Rosemont Convention Center.
    Presented by AAIA and AWDA, the eAftermarket Forum is a one-and-a-half day conference offering solutions to the challenges of technology in the automotive aftermarket. Hays will offer a new perspective to the industry's future, with particular attention to the independent repair service business.
    Hays brings nearly 30 years of executive-level aftermarket experience with former positions at Pennzoil Products Company and Honeywell International. Other panelists include Al Bilan, vice president and CIO for Snap-on; Marc Graham, president of Jiffy Lube International and Andy Wnek, senior vice president and CIO of Canadian Tire.
    MyRepairShop combines technology and business services into a national network for automotive service professionals. As the premier advocate for independent repair shop owners, the company's mission is to help level the playing field by providing shop owners the essential business tools necessary to increase operational efficiency and competitiveness.
    MyRepairShop offers its members a combined package of resources, including among others a MyRepairShop-branded shop management system, diagnostics and technical information and a national warranty program. For more information, visit www.myrepairshop.com.