California Autobody Association Proudly Announces the Election of Dave Picton as Association President for 2012

    EL DORADO HILLS, CA, February 27, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The California Autobody Association (CAA) announced today the election of Dave Picton, owner of G&R Body and Paint, located in Sacramento, as the association president for the 2012 fiscal year. As president, Mr. Picton has overall responsibility for leading the CAA, and has a busy agenda set for the year.

"We are extremely excited to have Dave as the president of our association," said Dave McClune, the executive director of the CAA. "His industry experience, dedication to the growth and success of our membership, and commitment to furthering our legislative agenda make him the prefect president for the association at this time in its life."

As president, Mr. Picton will focus on a number of very important initiatives over the coming months, including:

- Proactively reaching out to autobody shops across California to encourage them to join the association
- Increase the number and quality of benefits that are available to association member
- Educate the driving public of their rights and options when they are involved in a collision
- Continue to promote fairness and transparency in the legislative process to ensure member shops and the driving public are aware of their options and can easily make decisions that are best for their situation.

"I am looking forward to being president and leading the CAA this year," said Mr. Picton. "We have any opportunity in 2012 to positively impact our member shops, the driving public, and the overall industry, and I will aggressively pursue these goals across a number of fronts throughout the year."

About California Autobody Association

The California Autobody Association (CAA) is a non-profit trade association comprised of over 1,000 individual and independent businesses within the automobile collision repair industry. The mission of the California Autobody Association is to enable the auto body industry to survive and prosper by helping its members produce a quality repair for the consumer at a fair price for a fair profit. For more information, visit the website at www.calautobody.com, call (916) 557-8100, or visit the CAA Facebook fanpage at http://goo.gl/axcma

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