FinishMaster Announces Jim Muse Promoted to Regional Sales Vice President

INDIANAPOLIS--FinishMaster, Inc. (Pink Sheets:FMST) today announced the promotion of James (“Jim”) Muse to Regional Sales Vice President, Northeast Region.

“FinishMaster has experienced significant growth over the last four years in the east under the sales leadership of Remy Stephenson,” stated J.A. Lacy, President and COO of FinishMaster. “As a result, we are dividing this area into two regions to provide more customer focus and sustain growth and market share gains.”

Remy Stephenson, Regional Sales Vice President, will lead FinishMaster’s new Mid-Atlantic Region covering Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. Jim Muse is promoted to Regional Sales Vice President with responsibility for FinishMaster’s Northeast Region including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and all of New England.

“This promotion recognizes the leadership Jim brings to the sales organization and the Northeast region. All of FinishMaster’s sales and operations associates in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic areas should be commended for the results they’ve generated,” said Lacy.

Jim Muse has more than 17 years of experience in the collision repair industry. He joined FinishMaster in 2002 as a District Sales Manager and has been an Area Sales Manager with the company for the last two years.

FinishMaster is the leading national independent distributor of automotive paints, coatings, and related accessories to the automotive collision repair industry. The Company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, and operates three major distribution centers and 170 branches in 27 of the 35 largest metropolitan areas in the country. For more information on FinishMaster via the Internet, visit FinishMaster’s website at http://www.finishmaster.com/.