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Past Presidents / Executive Directors

National Tire Dealers Association
established 1921

 
Year President Executive Director
1921 Thomas F. Whitehead  
1922 R. F. Valentine  
1923 George J. Burger  
1924 George J. Burger  
1925 George J. Burger  
1926 Herbert A. Ruhnke  
1927 Col. H. V. Eva  
1928 Col. H. V. Eva  
1929 Col. H. V. Eva  
1930 S. B. Harper C. A. Meyer
Managing Director
1931 Martin J. Barry Norval P. Trimborn
Managing Director
1932 Martin J. Barry Norval P. Trimborn
Managing Director
1933 Martin J. Barry Norval P. Trimborn
Managing Director
1934 George J. Erlinger George A. Dorman
Managing Director
1935 George J. Erlinger  

National Association of Independent Tire Dealers
(re-named) 1936

Year President Executive Director
1936 George J. Erlinger George J. Burger
Secretary & Gen. Mgr
1937 Thomas J. Lane George J. Burger
Secretary & Gen. Mgr
1938 Walter A. Schlictmann George J. Burger
Secretary & Gen. Mgr
1939 William J. Coughlin George J. Burger
Secretary & Gen. Mgr
1940 M.U. (Jack) Moseley
(died in office)
George J. Burger
Secretary & Gen. Mgr
1940 Frank L. Hawkins George J. Burger
Secretary & Gen. Mgr
1941 Dean Zook George J. Burger
Secretary & Gen. Mgr.
1942 William H. Hickey Clif C. Simpson
1943 Ira S. Saul Clif C. Simpson
1944 Robert A. Dean James B. Sharkey
1945 Ray Grimshaw James B. Sharkey
1946 L.E. (Duke) Marlowe James B. Sharkey
1947 Charles R. Thebault, Jr. James B. Sharkey
1948 C. V. Ward James B. Sharkey
1949 J. Walter Martin Bill Marsh
General Manager
1950 Leslie S. Sanders Bill Marsh
General Manager
1951 David R. Lehman Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
1952 C.L. Pangborn Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
1953 J. Earl Stowe Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
1954 Tom P. McDermott Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary

National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Association
(re-named) 1956

Year President Executive Director
1955 Bill Deane Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary

Central States Retreaders Association
Established 1957

1956 Ben M. Willbanks Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
President Executive Director
1957 Joseph A. Abel Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Red Davis George Edwards
1958 L.E. Stone Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Red Davis George Edwards
1959 Ernest B. Martin Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Red Davis George Edwards
1959 Kenneth R. Schall
(died in office)
Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Red Davis George Edwards
1960 James E. Morrison Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Red Davis George Edwards
1961 Leslie L. Wilkinson Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Red Davis George Edwards
1962 Lyle O. Remde Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Red Davis George Edwards
1963 Vernon W. Sanders Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Tom Stevens George Edwards

 

American Retreaders Association
(renamed) 1964

1964 Fred S. Dresdale Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Tom Stevens George Edwards
1965 Maurice Gladman Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Red Davis George Edwards
1966 R. W. Ritter, Sr. Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Mel Huber George Edwards
1967 Samuel M. Duxler Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Mel Huber George Edwards
1968 Kenneth W. Edmonston Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Guy Burgess Ed Wagner
1969 Dan Grimshaw Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Mel Huber Ed Wagner
1970 Joseph Russo Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Paul Clark Ed Wagner
1971 John A. Early Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Paul Clark Ed Wagner
1972 Russell H. Lehman Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Paul Clark Ed Wagner
1973 John O. Gillette Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Paul Clark Ed Wagner
1974 Stanley V. Koziara Bill Marsh
Executive Secretary
Paul Clark Ed Wagner
1975 H. Walker Noyes Jefferson D. Keith Paul Clark Ed Wagner
1976 Charles C. Leonard Jefferson D. Keith Paul Clark Ed Wagner
1977 Jesse Castleberry Philip P. Friedlander, Jr.
(acting)
Paul Clark Ed Wagner
1978 James E. Reynolds Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Paul Clark Ed Wagner
1979 Edward H. Hogan Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Bill Thomas Ed Wagner
1980 Joe W. Esco Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Bill Thomas Ed Wagner
1981 Lester L. Loescher Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Bill Thomas Ed Wagner
1982 M. Ray Buchmann Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Bill Thomas Ed Wagner
1983 Don Olson Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Tubby Hall Ed Wagner
1984 Jim Hughes Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Terry Westhafer Ed Wagner
1985 Harold L. Coker Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Terry Westhafer Ed Wagner
1986 Louis G. Karras Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Terry Westhafer Ed Wagner
1987 E. R. “Bud” Brown Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Terry Westhafer Ed Wagner
1988 Donald J. Perry Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Terry Westhafer John Wagner
Managing Director
1989 Joseph A. DePaolis Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Tom Sumerel John Wagne
Managing Director
1990 John W. Shimer Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Tom Sumerel John Wagner
Managing Director
1991 Jerry M. Bauer Philip P. Friedlander, Jr.

International Tire & Rubber Association
(re-named) 1992

1992 Robert F. Gatzke Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. John Rainey Marvin Bozarth
Exec. Director
1993 Don Dobbs Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. John Rainey Marvin Bozarth
Exec. Director
1994 Art Lutz Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Mike Berra Sr. Marvin Bozarth
Exec. Director
1995 James Faught Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Mike Berra Sr. Marvin Bozarth
Exec. Director
1996 Paul Bobzin Philip P. Friedlander, Jr. Bill Babek Marvin Bozarth
Exec. Director
1997 Ted Weins Jr. Dave Poisson Bill Babek Marvin Bozarth
Exec. Director
1998 Pam Fitzgerald Dave Poisson Bill Babek Marvin Bozarth
Exec. Director
1999 Jim Shook Dave Poisson Randy Drake Marvin Bozarth
Exec. Director
2000 Tom Wright Ross Kogel Randy Drake Marvin Bozarth
Exec. Directo
2001 Nick Hodel Ross Kogel Bob Sherwood Marvin Bozarth
Exec. Director
2002 Steve Disney Ross Kogel Tom Raben Marvin Bozarth
Exec. Director

Tire Industry Association
(established 2002 with the merger of TANA and ITRA)

 
2003 Tom Raben Roy Littlefield
2004 Larry Morgan Roy Littlefield
2005 Dick Gust Roy Littlefield
2006 Bob Malerba Roy Littlefield
2007 Paul Hyatt Roy Littlefield
2008 Peggy Fisher Roy Littlefield<
2009 Daniel L. Beach Roy Littlefield
2010 Wayne Croswell Roy Littlefield
2011 Mike Berra Jr. Roy Littlefield
2012 Larry Brandt Roy Littlefield
2013 Randy Groh Roy Littlefield
2014 Ken Brown Roy Littlefield
2015 Freda Pratt-Boyer Roy Littlefield
2016 Glen Nicholson Roy Littlefield
2017 Tom Formanek Roy Littlefield
2018 David Martin Roy Littlefield
2019 John Evankovich Roy Littlefield
2020 Brian Rigney Roy Littlefield
2021 Dan Nothdurft Roy Littlefield
2022 Mason Hess Richard “Dick” Gust
2023 Jim Pangle Richard “Dick” Gust