Maaco Collision Repair and Auto Painting, the leader in the $43 billion automotive paint and collision industry, held its annual North American Maaco Convention virtually on December 2, 2020.
The Maaco Convention is an annual opportunity to showcase successes from the year, provide key company updates along with recognizing the top performing franchisees who exemplified outstanding sales, operational excellence, leadership, growth and overall performance. This year, although the convention event was a virtual one, attendees exhibited the enthusiasm typical of the Maaco family of franchisees.
“We are very proud of the resiliency and performance of all our franchisees in this most challenging of years,” said Chris Dawson, President of Maaco. “Particularly those award winners who met the challenge head on and exceeded expectations.”
The following franchisees were recognized for their outstanding performance, leadership and operational excellence as “Best of the Best” for 2020.
Maaco Cup Winner: Ron & Maria Raio, Delran, NJ
Rookie(s) of the Year: Shane Hollas, Rockland, TX
Bobby Gery, Suffolk, VA
MSO Award: Mulford Waldrop, (MSO)
Syl Young Award: Helmuth Mayer, Dallas, TX
Terry Taylor Award: Matt Davlin, Boise, ID
David M Lapps Award: Brian Greenley, Littleton, CO
QSI Award- North Region: The Mirante Family, Edmonton, AB
QSI Award- South Region: Kristen Andreani, Land O’ Lakes, FL
Maaco also recognizes those franchisees regionally who achieve outstanding performance in car count, sales and operational excellence with Regional Cup Awards.
Regional Cup Award Winners: Vince & Kelly McAllister – Western Region-- Vacaville, CA
Stephan & Cynthia DeBoer – Southwest Region—Mesa, AZ
Steve & Angela Locke – Southeast Region—Marietta, GA
The Montoya Family – Florida Region –Tampa, FL
Stan & Becky Piernick –Texas Region –New Braunfels, TX
John Anthony –South Central Region – Murfreesboro, TN
Katie & AJ Inge –South Atlantic Region –Chesapeake, VA
Kevin Kandrick – Atlantic Region – Winchester, VA
Andy & Ami McClure – Northwest Region – Fridley, MN
Rob & Shirley Shriver –Northeast Region – Akron, OH
The Matthews Family – Great Lakes Region – Dolton, IL
Farhana Naz – Mid-Atlantic Region – Lawnside, NJ
Peter Flannigan – Canadian Region –Airdrie, AB
These award winners are recognized for their extraordinary contributions to the Maaco system and are representative of the highest standards of a Maaco franchisee. They serve as inspirational leaders to their peers as they embody the core values of customer satisfaction and commitment to upholding the Maaco brand promise.
About Maaco
Maaco Collision Repair and Auto Painting, a member of the Driven Brands™ portfolio, is North America’s #1 Bodyshop. Maaco provides automotive paint and cosmetic repair services for nearly 500,000 drivers annually. With more than 400 independently owned and operated franchises across the United States and Canada, Maaco has restored the safety and appearance of more than 20 million vehicles over 48 years. Maaco has been named a top automotive franchise numerous times by Entrepreneur Magazine in its Annual Franchise 500 ranking. In addition to other honors, Maaco has been included on Franchise Times’ list of Top 200 franchises. For more information about Maaco, visit www.Maaco.com.
About Driven Brands
Driven Brands™, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is the parent company of some of North America’s leading automotive service businesses including Take 5 Oil Change®, Meineke Car Care Centers®, Automotive Training Institute™, Maaco®, CARSTAR®, ABRA®, Uniban™, 1-800-Radiator & A/C® and PH Vitres d’Autos™, and the International Car Wash Group. Driven Brands has more than 4,000 centers across 15 countries, and combined United States and Canada, and combined, all businesses generate approximately $3.8 billion in system-wide sales and service over 50 million vehicles annually. For more information, visit drivenbrands.com
