Announcing the 2008 Inductees to the AFLA Fleet Hall of Fame

Fleet Hall of Fame

E. J. AmesUniversal CIT Credit Corp.

• Began work at a Packard Dealership in NYC

• Worked at Universal CITCredit Corp. from the early 1940s to 1963

• Member of the Round Table Group (forerunner to NAFA)

• Founding NAFA member– NAFA president 1960-61

Gene ArbaughPHH

• Hired at PHH in 19641971 – vice president of legal

services1974 – senior vice president in charge

of truck and equipment programs1976 – senior vice president of car division1978 – executive vice president1987 – vice president of corporate marketing

Ray BreaultFleet Response/Hoffmann-LaRoche/Revlon

• Began work at Hoffmann La Rochein 1959

• Member of the Round Table Group• Became active with NAFA in 1960

– NAFA president from 1977 – 1979– Received the Outstanding Chapter Service award in 2004

• National director of fleet operations at Revlon Cosmetics Inc. from 1977 to 1990

• In 1991, joined Rental Concepts Inc. (now Fleet Response)– Still working part-time in post-retirement sales service role

Al CavalliUniversal CIT Credit Corp.

• Fleet industry career begin in 1948 at Universal CIT Credit Corp.– Retired in 1981 as VP client relations and

director• Manager of sales & service, Avis Car Leasing, 1981 – 1989• Round Table Group member• NAFA president 1969 – 1971

– NAFA distinguished service award 1973– NAFA Honorary member award 1989

• 1968 Automotive Fleet – Fleet Manager of the Year • Field editor for Automotive Fleet

Dick HeatherPHH

• Founder of Peterson, Howell & Heather (PHH Arval) in 1946

• Sales and marketing savvy• Served as PHH’s chairman of the board

from 1962 – 1971

Jack KolbARI

• Joined Holman Enterprisesin 1950

• ARI executive vice president and general manager from 1957 – 1970

• Past chairman and past president of AALA• Retired as vice chairman of the board of Holman

Enterprises in 2001

Arno NeuberARI

• Began a career with Holman Enterprises in 1950

• 1970 became president and CEO of ARI

• Vice chairman of Holman Enterprises• ARI chairman of the board• Past AALA president and board chairman

Don RappeportDonlen

• Founded Donlen corporation in 1965

• Heavily involved in company sales

• Retired from Donlen in 1979• Currently serves as chairman of the board

John RockGM

• Began at General Motors in 1960– Fleet director, Buick, 1967 – 1968– Director, fleet and government

sales, 1970 – 1973– Executive director, marketing, Holden’s Automotive

Limited, 1979– General manager of Oldsmobile in 1992– Retired in 1997 as GM vice president

Gary TepasEmkay

• Held positions with General Motors,Hertz Car Leasing Division, Donlen Leasing

• 1978 – executive VP of administration and finance at Emkay, Inc.– Promoted to president in 1980– Retired as CEO in 2007

• Past president and chairman of AALA– Influenced state and national standards and laws

The 2008 Inductees to the AFLA Fleet Hall of Fame

E.J. Ames Gene Arbaugh

Ray Breault Al Cavalli Dick Heather

Jack Kolb Arno Neuber Don Rappeport

John Rock Gary Tepas