FinishMaster Appoints New President and Chief Operating Officer

3 June 1999

FinishMaster Appoints New President and Chief Operating Officer

    INDIANAPOLIS--June 3, 1999--FinishMaster Inc. announced today that Wes Dearbaugh has been appointed president and chief operating officer of the company effective June 14, 1999.
    He succeeds Thomas U. Young who will continue to serve as vice chairman.
    Dearbaugh joins FinishMaster from his previous position as president of ATC Distribution Group in Chicago where he led the organization through significant change and growth and was instrumental in building the $200 million division of ATC Corp. into North America's largest transmission parts distributor. Prior to joining ATC, Dearbaugh was a partner with an independent distributor of Cummins diesel engines and parts.
    Dearbaugh is a graduate of Findlay University and received his MBA from Bowling Green State University.
    "We are very pleased to have Wes Dearbaugh come aboard to lead the FinishMaster team toward becoming a 21st Century distributor," stated Andre B. Lacy, chairman and chief executive officer of FinishMaster. "His experience in leading growth through strategic acquisitions will be invaluable to our organization."
    FinishMaster is the leading national distributor of automotive paints, coatings and related accessories to the automotive collision repair industry. The company operates 151 sales outlets and three major distribution centers in 22 states.
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