Professional of the Year Awards Deadline Approaching
Nominations for the 2016 Auto Rental News Professional of the Year Awards are due by Sept. 12.
by Staff
August 31, 2016
(L to R) Chris Brown, executive editor of Auto Rental News, presented the 2015 Professional of the Year Awards to Kady Hoyle of Bay Area Auto & Truck Rental for the independent category, to Colleen Rosekrans at RAC Holdings Inc. (a Thrifty and Dollar franchisee) for the franchise category, and Jason Manelli from International Franchise System's corporate office for the corporate category. Photos by Joseph Cancellare
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(L to R) Chris Brown, executive editor of Auto Rental News, presented the 2015 Professional of the Year Awards to Kady Hoyle of Bay Area Auto & Truck Rental for the independent category, to Colleen Rosekrans at RAC Holdings Inc. (a Thrifty and Dollar franchisee) for the franchise category, and Jason Manelli from International Franchise System's corporate office for the corporate category. Photos by Joseph Cancellare
Nominations for the 2016 Auto Rental News Professional of the Year Awards are open — with the deadline of Sept. 12 quickly approaching.
For 2016, a new Professional of the Award will be presented in a new vendor category. The criteria for this award will be judged based on customer service, operations management, sales, leadership, and industry and community involvement for an associate from a vendor company to the auto rental industry.
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Additionally, the award categories for operators — previously issued to an associate from a corporate, franchise, and independent location — will now be bestowed on one winner from any of those categories.
A panel of five judges will evaluate entries based on five areas of performance criteria: customer service, operations management, sales, leadership, and industry and community involvement. The judges are: Sharon Faulkner, executive director of the American Car Rental Association; Leslie Pujo, attorney at Plave Koch PLC; Ziad Khoury, founder and president of the Frontline Performance Group; Jim Tennant, principal of The Tennant Group; and Chris Brown, executive editor of Auto Rental News.
Winners will be recognized at an awards ceremony during the fifth annual Auto Rental Summit on Oct. 24-25, 2016 at the B Resort & Spa near Orlando, Fla. The winners will also be featured in an article in Auto Rental News magazine and online at www.AutoRentalNews.com.
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