Person of the Year Award

Mike Mohler

Executive Vice President and Chief Purchasing Officer, The Automotive Parts Services Group, LLC

 

Mike Mohler is Executive Vice President and Chief Purchasing Officer at The Automotive Parts Services Group, LLC, a collaboration between The Pronto Network Purchasing Cooperative and Federated Alliance, LLC. Comprised of 333 warehouse distributor members, throughout the Americas, APSG’s annual sales exceed $12 billion (USD).

Mohler is responsible for the overall management of The Group’s vendor relationships and overall product and brand strategy. Mohler is also actively involved in many other corporate activities, including marketing, training, data-warehousing and strategic planning.

As a volunteer leader, Mohler has served the auto care industry as past chair of the Auto Care Association’s Education Committee and co-chair of the Auto Care Association’s Industry Task Force for Career Awareness. Currently, Mohler serves as a board member of the California Automotive Wholesaler’s Association (CAWA), serving California, Nevada and Arizona. In addition to his board duties, Mohler has served as vice chairman of CAWA’s Membership and Education Committee and as a Scholarship Reviewer as part of CAWA’s Automotive Education Memorial Fund Scholarship Program. In 2018, Mohler was appointed to CAWA’s executive board. In February 2021, Mohler was installed as chairman of the association’s board of directors.

Nationally, Mohler has served the auto care industry, as a member of the Auto Care Association’s Marketing and Communications Committee, where, in addition to his committee duties, Mohler served as PAC leader, in driving financial support for the industry’s Political Action Committee. At the same time, Mohler accepted a position on the Auto Care Association’s ACPAC committee, where he continues his involvement in helping to keep our industry relevant through consumer awareness and legislative interaction.