Import Vehicle Community People Awards
The Import Vehicle Community People Awards Program honors outstanding individuals in the import automotive industry whose accomplishments have significantly contributed to the import industry segment and its overall growth and progress.
2025 People Award Winners pictured (left to right): Fred Snow, Chair, Import Vehicle Community; Kevin Evoy, Consultant, Product/Category Management, Parts Authority; Stephen (Steve) Bearden, President, H.B. International Marketing Services, Inc.; Mallory Long, Director of Vendor Relations & Marketing, SSF Imported Auto Parts LLC; Mike Mohler, Executive Vice President and Chief Purchasing Officer, The Automotive Parts Services Group, LLC.
Congratulations to Our 2025 Award Winners
Hall of Fame
The Import Vehicle Community Hall of Fame award is intended to honor outstanding individuals in the import automotive industry whose creativity, dignity, integrity, industriousness and accomplishments have enhanced the stature of, and significantly contributed to, the import industry segment and its overall growth and progress.
2025 Award Winner
Stephen (Steve) Bearden
President, H.B. International Marketing Services, Inc.
Industry Impact
The Import Vehicle Community Industry Impact (formerly Lifetime Industry Achievement) award honors individuals whose outstanding performance, integrity, dignity and conscientious approach to business affairs are demonstrated as a matter of routine.
The Industry Impact award has been a means by which our industry's high contributors and unsung heroes are credited and appropriately recognized.
Person of the Year
The 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.
2025 Award Winner
Mike Mohler
Executive Vice President and Chief Purchasing Officer, The Automotive Parts Services Group, LLC
Young Executive of the Year
The Import Vehicle Community honors outstanding young executives in the import automotive industry for their dedication, enthusiasm and accomplishments. This award recognizes the leadership and integrity of executives and team leaders under the age of 40.
2025 Award Winner
Mallory Long
Director of Vendor Relations & Marketing, SSF Imported Auto Parts LLC