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Marty Gold Person of the Year Award


The Marty Gold Person of the Year award honors an individual for their outstanding contributions to the industry during the past 12-month period preceding the selection of the current year’s award recipient. There shall be no more than one individual per year honored as the Person of the Year.

An individual can win the award more than one time, provided the person qualifies for a second nomination by virtue of the aforementioned “Purpose.” A period of five years must elapse before an individual can be nominated for a second or subsequent Person of the Year award.

Formerly known as Barry Breslow AIA Person of the Year Award; Peter Klotz Person of the Year Award

Eligibility

The individual’s performance during the preceding 12-month period is to be considered by the committee.

The candidate must be from within the aftermarket industry sector.

Nomination requirements

Self-nominations are not accepted.

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AAPEX 2026

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2026 recipients

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Previous Award Winners

Person of the Year Award

  • Randy St. John (1985)
  • Stephen Herrick (1986)
  • Peter Neuwirth (1987)
  • Hank Allessio (1988)
  • Mike Spagnola (1989)
  • Fred Olefson (1990)
  • Marty Gold (1991)
  • Steve Kirby (1992)
  • Barry Breslow (1993)
  • Brad Glazer (1994)
  • Chris Kersting (1995)
  • Mike Spagnola (1996)
  • Fred Olefson (1997)
  • Ira D. Davis (1998)
  • Steve Holt (1999)
  • ** (2000)
  • Kathleen Schmatz (2001)
  • Tony Perticari (2002)
  • Ira D. Davis (2003)
  • Gary Garberg (2004)
  • Stephen Bearden (2005)
  • Dan Lelchuk (2011)
  • ** (2012)
  • ** (2018)
  • John Treece (2019)
  • ** (2020)
  • Steven Hughes (2021)
  • **(2022)
  • Julian Hentze (2023)
  • Stefan Feder (2024)
  • Mike Mohler (2025)

Barry Breslow AIA Person of the Year Award

  • Lee Kadrich (2006)
  • W. Michael Brown (2007)
  • Brian Cohn (2008)
  • Mary DellaValle (2009)
  • Martin T. Gold (2010)

Peter Klotz Person of the Year Award

  • Stephen Bearden (2013)
  • James "JD" Bailey (2014)
  • Steven Hughes (2015)
  • Andres Castrillon (2016)
  • Thomas Beer (2017)

**Award not presented.