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April 24, 2012—The Certified Automotive Parts Association has elected Clark Plucinski as president of its board of directors.
He began his post April 1. Plucinski is the second collision repairer who has had this position, following Bob Anderson of Sheffield Lake, OH.
“I am delighted with Clark’s election,” said Jack Gillis, executive director of CAPA. “A principal thrust of CAPA’s efforts in the year ahead will be to continue to build awareness and support of CAPA throughout the industry. Clark’s vast inter-industry experience makes him particularly qualified to continue the remarkable growth that CAPA has already experienced.”
Plucinski has more than 40 years of industry experience. He started his career as a collision repair technician in 1970 at a major GM dealership. From 1973 to 1996 he was co-owner and president of BCP Auto Body Inc., a four-location collision company in the Washington D.C. area. He then became True2Form’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, where he helped create a chain of 43 collision repair businesses in four states. In August of 2010, True2Form was acquired by the Boyd Group and is now part of Boyd/Gerber, which is the largest collision repair chain in North America.
Plucinski is also a former CAPA board member; he served from 1996 to 2000. He has been involved with several industry organizations, and served on boards from I-CAR to ASA Collision Division committee to the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association, where he was president.
“I am not only proud of being part of CAPA’s history, but looking forward to continuing CAPA’s unique efforts at protecting both consumers, and the industry, from poor-quality parts. We repairers need quality, competitive parts, and CAPA is clearly the best way to identify them in the market,” Plucinski said.
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that is great news for the insurance indusstry when we paint our CAPA parts and they don't fit, guess who has to eat the labor and materials I have sent in the proof for non fit and get a letter back saying I am right whoop de doo for him It would be only right for capa to re-inburst shops when they find a problem and fine and or remove the manufacters of these parts CAPA is the biggest Joke in the Industry I have been repairing cars about as long as mr big Plucinski has and I know first hand how it works kuddooo for him
This is fabulous. Imagine getting the approval of Jack Gillis as the Chairman/President of the Board of Directors of CAPA !!! Now Clark can retire as the out-going President of CAPA with his legacy in tact as one of the largest "sell-outs" in the entire Collision Industry. How can anyone buy and use the amount of CAPA parts that insurers are advocating these days?
It will soon be the end of line for repairers if it isn't already that time yet. How can a guy like Plucinski remain loyal to the same swine infested industry and volunteer to remain on the front lines... screwing other repairers who know that these non-OEM parts are garbage and benefit only the insurers.