{"id":7062,"date":"2023-06-20T13:09:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T17:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/?post_type=post&#038;p=5909"},"modified":"2025-05-23T15:24:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:24:26","slug":"holman-appoints-chris-conroy-as-chief-executive-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/resources\/holman-appoints-chris-conroy-as-chief-executive-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Holman Appoints Chris Conroy as Chief Executive Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>\t\t\n\t<section class=\"header-variation-section white\">\n\t<div class=''><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"variation-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"header-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-left-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"headline-5\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-title headline-1\">Holman Appoints Chris Conroy as Chief Executive Officer<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"body-1\"><p>Holman Marketing<br \/>\nJune 20th, 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:flex-start;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"header-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/press-release-chris-conroy-ceo.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media(min-width:991px){.header-right{flex-basis:58% !important;}}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media(max-width:990px){.header-variation-section .variation-inner .header-right .video-box{margin-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:3% !important;}.header-variation-section .variation-inner .header-right .video-box{height:auto !important;border-bottom-left-radius:56px;margin-top:92px;}}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t.noscroll{overflow:hidden !important;overflow-y:hidden !important;}\n#form-success, .form-success{height:100%;width:100%;display:none;}\n#success-container{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center; 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Additionally, Carl Ortell will take on a new role as Vice Chair of the Holman Board. Ortell, along with Mindy Holman and the entire Board of Directors, will continue to shape the organization\u2019s strategic vision, supporting Conroy and his executive leadership team as the company prepares to embark on its second century in business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the last eight years, it has been my distinct honor and privilege to serve as the CEO of Holman, guiding this extraordinary organization along an incredible journey, and together, achieving many truly remarkable accomplishments,\u201d said Carl Ortell. \u201c As President and COO, Chris demonstrated a profound understanding of the evolving needs of our various customers as well as the opportunities \u2013 and challenges \u2013 on the horizon for our business. This keen business acumen along with his innate ability to inspire those around him will be invaluable to our business as we begin the next chapter of the Holman story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his nearly 30-year career with Holman, Conroy has held a number of senior leadership roles across the organization, most recently serving as President and Chief Operating Officer. During his impressive tenure, Conroy has provided exceptional leadership and displayed an unwavering dedication to Holman\u2019s long-standing core values and principles, overseeing a period of unprecedented success for the global automotive services organization.<\/p>\n<p>In his new role as Chief Executive Officer, Conroy will look to build upon and strengthen the company\u2019s unique collection of competencies, forge new opportunities for sustained growth, foster innovative automotive and mobility solutions for Holman\u2019s customers, and continue to deliver on the organization\u2019s promise to provide a rewarding career and a better life for every employee and their family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the day my grandfather Steward Holman founded our business in 1924 as a single Ford dealership, Holman\u2019s success and growth has been built on a steadfast commitment to always doing the right thing for our people, our customers, and our communities,\u201d said Mindy Holman, Chair of the Board, Holman. \u201cCarl has championed this philosophy throughout his career and, along with Chris and his leadership team, has fostered a workplace culture that allows it to continue to flourish. As Carl transitions to his new role and with Chris at the helm as CEO, our organization is incredibly well positioned to continue driving what\u2019s right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conroy and Ortell will work closely together over the remainder of 2023 to complete the CEO transition process by the beginning of next year. For additional information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holman.com\/ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.Holman.com<\/a> and connect with Holman on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/holmanhq?utm_source=press_releases&amp;utm_medium=linkedin&amp;utm_campaign=2023&amp;utm_id=holman_social_links\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/holman_headquarters\/?utm_source=press_releases&amp;utm_medium=instagram&amp;utm_campaign=2023&amp;utm_id=holman_social_links\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HolmanHQ?utm_source=press_releases&amp;utm_medium=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=2023&amp;utm_id=holman_social_links\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <style>.wysiwyg{margin-top:0 !important;}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":17435,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[113],"blog-type":[93],"featured":[141],"legacy":[97],"class_list":["post-7062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-press-releases","blog-type-press-release","featured-yes","legacy-yes"],"acf":[],"permalink_manager":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7062"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19290,"href":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7062\/revisions\/19290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7062"},{"taxonomy":"blog-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog-type?post=7062"},{"taxonomy":"featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured?post=7062"},{"taxonomy":"legacy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ca.holman.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/legacy?post=7062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}