Icahn Automotive Recognized with Lincoln Tech’s Pride in Partnership Award
November 14 2019 - 2:09PM
Business Wire
Pep Boys team accepts award for the Company's
commitment to technical education and the skilled trades
Icahn Automotive, an Icahn Enterprises L.P. company, which owns
and operates leading repair and maintenance providers Pep Boys,
AAMCO and Precision Tune Auto Care, was awarded the Chief Executive
Officer and President’s Pride in Partnership Award by Lincoln
Technical Institute (Lincoln Tech). The presentation was made to
Pep Boys representatives during a career fair and recognized the
Company’s recently established Race to 2026 program, which has
invested in and supported promising future automotive technicians
through scholarship, partnerships with schools, and continuing
education opportunities, in an effort to fill the projected
automotive technician gap.
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Lincoln Tech’s Mahwah Campus President
Robert Paganini presents the Chief Executive Officer and
President’s Pride in Partnership Award to Pep Boys Service Area
Director Vinny Lemmo. (Photo: Business Wire)
The program – which distributed $50,000 in scholarships for
automotive trade school students in 2019 – launched in February
with branded classrooms and student events at Lincoln Tech campuses
in Mahwah and Union, NJ, and Philadelphia, PA, as well as other
technical training schools nationally. Lincoln Tech’s Mahwah Campus
President Robert Paganini nominated Icahn Automotive for the award,
which is given to one of the school’s top partners across the
country each quarter, for the proactive steps the Company took in
partnering with the school.
“Icahn Automotive and the Pep Boys team are true partners and
friends of Lincoln Tech, who have committed to hiring our
automotive graduates and providing competitive wages to help ease
the nation’s skills gap,” said Scott M. Shaw, Lincoln Tech
President and CEO. “Lincoln Tech strives to develop and maintain
quality community-based partnerships, and Icahn Automotive has
taken its responsibility to the community and Lincoln Tech to the
next level by demonstrating a commitment to and interest in the
success of our students.”
“Our partnership with Lincoln Tech has enriched our talent pool
of high-quality automotive service technicians and future managers,
and we value our partnerships with the school’s faculty and staff
that enable us to provide part-time jobs while the students are
training and full-roles as soon as they finish the program,” said
Charles Smith, Regional Vice President, Pep Boys. “While we
certainly need technicians in every bay of our nearly 2,000
locations, we are also passionate about making an impact on the
nation’s skills gap, and showing students that the trades,
particularly automotive, are an excellent opportunity to build a
long and lucrative career.”
Now one of the largest service network operators in North
America, Icahn Automotive offers a broad range of industry-leading
opportunities and career paths. Technicians can start by providing
basic maintenance and move on to more complex repairs, or progress
to running a company-owned store, owning and operating a franchised
business, or serving in a corporate leadership role. Once a
technician joins an Icahn Automotive business, they can take
advantage of benefits such as tuition assistance, an apprenticeship
program and company-sponsored certifications.
About Pep Boys
Since 1921, Pep Boys has been one of the nation's leading
automotive aftermarket chains, providing premium tires; automotive
maintenance and repair; premium-brand parts and expert advice for
the do-it-yourselfer; commercial auto parts delivery; and fleet
maintenance and repair to customers across the U.S. Pep Boys
operates more than 9,000 service bays in approximately 1,000
locations in 35 states and Puerto Rico, and the Pep Boy Mobile Crew
service trailer, which offers automotive maintenance on location.
Customers can find the nearest location by calling 1-800-PEP BOYS
(1-800-737-2697), by visiting www.pepboys.com, or following Pep
Boys on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
About Icahn Automotive
Icahn Automotive Group LLC (Icahn Automotive) was formed by its
parent, Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ: IEP), to invest in and
operate businesses involved in aftermarket parts distribution and
service. Our businesses have a singular focus: provide premium
automotive parts and services at a great value. Icahn Automotive
today consists of Pep Boys® automotive aftermarket retail and
service chain, Auto Plus® automotive aftermarket parts distributor,
Precision Tune Auto Care® owned and franchised automotive service
centers, and AAMCO Total Auto Care franchised service centers. The
Company also is the licensor of Cottman Transmission and operates
under several local brands. The businesses of Icahn Automotive
total over 22,000 employees, over 2,000 company-owned and franchise
locations, and 25 distribution centers throughout the US, Canada,
and Puerto Rico. For more information, visit
IcahnAutomotive.com.
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Arianna Stefanoni Sherlock, Icahn Automotive 609-969-8349,
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