ABRA Auto Body & Glass Names Vice President of Information Technology.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2002 ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based damaged vehicle repair company, announced that Kevin Kruse has been named Vice President of Information Technology. Kruse will plan and oversee all information technology activities in the ABRA Central Services office and the ABRA repair centers. Kruse was most recently Vice President of Application Services See ASP and Web services. for Midwave Corporation where he was responsible for strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , revenue contribution and resource utilization management Utilization management is the evaluation of the appropriateness, medical need and efficiency of health care services procedures and facilities according to established criteria or guidelines and under the provisions of an applicable health benefits plan. . Prior to that he enjoyed a successful 18-year career with different divisions of Emerson Electric, a multi-national manufacturing conglomerate conglomerate, in business conglomerate, corporation whose asset growth, often very rapid, comes largely through the acquisition of, or merger with, other firms whose products are largely unrelated to each other or to that of the parent company. . During his tenure at Emerson Electric he served as Information Systems Manager at Fisher Controls, Director of Information Systems at Fisher-Rosemount Systems, and Vice President of Information Technology at Rosemount. When asked why he joined ABRA, Kruse responded, "ABRA is a growing company and a well-respected leader in the damaged vehicle repair industry. I look forward to being an integral part of the management team as we continue to expand our business and develop better ways to automate our processes." "Kevin will fill a key strategic position for ABRA", said Rollie Benjamin, ABRA's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "He has a depth of knowledge in Information Technology that will positively impact our operating model Operating Model is a term that is used in many contexts. In essence an operating model describes how an organization operates across both business and technology domains. The Operating Model describes what is important for the organization. for the betterment bet·ter·ment n. 1. An improvement over what has been the case: financial betterment. 2. Law An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property. of our customers. ABRA is dedicated to continuous industry improvement and leadership, and the addition of Kevin to our team helps us in achieving our goals." ABRA Auto Body & Glass is a national damaged vehicle repair company specializing in collision repair, paintless dent removal, and auto glass repair and replacement. Started with one repair center in 1984, they have grown to seventy-one facilities in twelve states. Their plans for accelerated national growth over the next several years include acquiring existing facilities and building new locations. |
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