AutoBody America names Will Johnston president

Jan. 1, 2020
AutoBody America has appointed Will Johnston president.

AutoBody America appointed Will Johnston president. He also will continue to serve as chief financial officer while Pat James will remain the company’s chief executive officer.

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Johnston is a graduate of Duke University, where he studied economics, business management and marketing. After working in the process design department of Andersen Consulting, he was hired by AutoBody America in 1999 to help create a scalable process and technology model.

In 2006, Johnston accepted an offer from James to join him as an equity partner and has since been promoted from vice president to chief operating officer and chief financial officer.

Johnston grew up and still resides in Nashville, Tenn., with his wife Irish and their children, Jake and Harper.

AutoBody America, based in Nashville, has 19 locations throughout Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas, and plans to continue accelerating its growth.

For more information, email pjames@autobodyamerica .com.

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