Vehlo Honors Top Employees, Leaders

Jan. 19, 2024
The company celebrated the past year's accomplishments at its annual award ceremony.

Vehlo, the parent company to aftermarket brands such as Autoshop Solutions, Tire Guru, Shop Boss, Protractor, Omnique, AutoServe1, Fitment Group, and 360 Payments, held its annual company-wide meeting in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from January 15-16, 2024. 

The two-day event wrapped up with its annual award ceremony. Vehlo honored 19 distinguished employees for their 2023 contributions. Here were the winners: 

 

Aftermarket Division 

Distinguished Leadership  
Margaret Palango // Autoshop Solutions  

 

Aftermarket Sales ROY
Katie Byreiter // AutoServe1 

 

AMP 80 @ 80 Award
JL Kessler & Stephen Kessler // AutoServe1 

 

Aftermarket Sales ACE (Top Gun) In memory of Adam Cohen
Scott Robertson // Protractor 

 

AMP Sales Leader of the Year
Josh Martalock // Tire Guru 

 

Aftermarket Ops ROY
Scott Simpson // AutoServe1 

 

Aftermarket Impact Player
Sarah Duff // Autoshop Solutions  

 

Aftermarket Product Passion Player
Rebecca Castro // Omnique 

 

Aftermarket Teammate of the Year
Stephanie Herte // Protractor 

 

Aftermarket Manager of the Year
Paul Forcey // Shop Boss 

 

Product Enhancement of the Year  
UI Enhancement // Shop Boss 

 

Aftermarket Development MVP
Brett Nielsen // Tire Guru 

 

Aftermarket Employee of the Year
Ruth Wisniewski // Vehlo SMS 

 

Payments Division 

 

Distinguished Leadership
Anita Gibbs // 360 Payments 

 

Top Taco Receiver
Tiare Rice // 360 Payments 

 

Payments Ops ROY
Matthew Lord // 360 Payments 

 

Vehlo COE Unity Award
Bay Shelton // 360 Payments 

 

Payment Ops Impact Player
Dan Welsh // 360 Payments 

 

Payment Sales Top Gun
Shane Bonno // 360 Payments 

 

Payment Ops Employee of the Year
Kev Williams // 360 Payments 

About the Author

Chris Jones | Editor

Chris Jones is Group Editorial Director for the Vehicle Repair Group at Endeavor Business Media. He’s a multiple-award-winning editor and journalist and a certified project manager now providing editorial leadership and brand strategy for the auto care industry's most trusted automotive repair publications—Ratchet+Wrench, Modern Tire Dealer, National Oil & Lube News, FenderBender, ABRN, Professional Distributor, PTEN, Motor Age, and Aftermarket Business World.

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