Winning Spirit Magazine January-February 2016 | Page 17

celebrate those in the community who embody the spirit of philanthropy and volunteerism. October 31, 2015 – MAO Fixed Operations parts department reached a best-month-ever record in October 2015. October 31, 2015 – Total Care Auto hit an all-time monthly record for service contracts on delivery with 10,516 contracts sold in October 2015. November 1, 2015 – Travis Tittensor, service tech at Larry H. Miller Honda Boise, took first place at the NW Zone American Honda skills competition. November 3, 2015 – LHMSE marketing services announced that Jared Carlisle was promoted to director of CRM strategy and analytics. November 10, 2015 – LHM Dealerships announced the opening of the Larry H. Miller Ram Truck Center in the Denver market. This is an additional location to its Larry H. Miller Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram 104th dealership. The new store is located at 2500 W. 104th Ave. in Federal Heights. November 13, 2015 – Prestige Financial ranked #2 in the category of large businesses on the Salt Lake Tribune Top Workplaces 2015 list. In 2014, Prestige ranked #4. November 18, 2015 – The Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation was honored at the annual Utah Philanthropy Day luncheon. The awards November 27, 2015 – “Behind the Drive: 99 Stories from the Life of an American Entrepreneur” by Bryan Miller was released. In conjunction with the new book, the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies donated $100,000 to support the Stop Diabetes movement. Gail Miller sent each employee a copy of the book as an expression of her gratitude for employees' efforts to make the company what it is today. December 7, 2015 – Paul Nygaard, senior vice president of marketing for LHM Dealerships, announced the appointment of Veronika Egginton as vice president of digital development. Doug Petersen was promoted to director of search engine marketing and Taylor Christensen to director of search engine optimization. December 23, 2015 – LHM Sports & Entertainment announced that The Zone Sports Network helped The Road Home raise more money during its charitable fundraising drive than any other participating radio station. More than $250,000 was raised during The Zone’s remote. December 31, 2015 – Bryan Miller stepped down as president of Miller Inspiration and announced that Robert Bell was promoted to vice president to oversee day-to-day operations. The entity now reports to Miller Management Corporation. January 5, 2015 – Robert Bell announced several staff and responsibility changes in conjunction with the transition of Miller Inspiration (MI) over to Miller Management Corporation (MMC): Jack Sanford, Director of Communications for MMC/Miller Inspiration; Anne Marie Gunther, Director of Events for MMC/Miller Inspiration; Justin Bloxham, Director of Operations for Miller Inspiration; Andrew Johnson, Director of Special Projects for Miller Inspiration and Miller Family Office; Jamie Harris, Graphic Designer; and Michelle Beasley, Archive and Special Projects for Miller Family Office. January 5, 2016 – Miller Automotive Operations announced that Steve Doersam of LHM Toyota Boulder (BTO) was retiring after 28 years with the LHM Group. Jarred Black, store manager at Larry H. Miller Volkswagen Lakewood (LVW), was promoted to general manager of BTO. Jason Villa, general sales manager at LVW, was promoted to store manager at LVW. Bill Klaer, sales manager at Larry H. Miller Dodge Ram Tucson (TDR), was promoted to store manager at Larry H. Miller Volkswagen Tucson (TVW). January 12, 2016 – Paul Nygaard, senior vice president of marketing for Larry H. Miller Dealerships, was named a 2016 SAMY Award winner by Utah Business. The Sales & Marketer of the Year (SAMY) Awar