Canadian Collision Industry Forum Steering Committee

Canadian Collision Industry Forum Steering Committee

The Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) Steering Committee guides the establishment of priority areas for CCIF and ensures the continued success of CCIF events. Steering Committee members represent all CCIF sectors—collision repairers, OE manufacturers and dealers, insurers, and suppliers. It operates on a consensus model.

Being a CCIF Steering Committee member comes with significant responsibility and requires attendance at CCIF conferences each year (currently two to three per year) and availability for conference calls (six to eight per year). Committee members will be required to make a two-year commitment to the CCIF Steering Committee.

Executive members

Jeff Labanovich
Chair
Fix Network
Sylvain Séguin
Vice Chair
Fix Network

Members of the CCIF Steering Committee

Mike Beier
OE dealer representative
Consolidated Collision Services/Dealers Co-op Inc.
Brandi Brydges
OE dealer representative
AutoCanada
Brian Chiu
OEM dealer representative
Nissan Canada Inc.
Christina Christopher
Insurance representative
Aviva
Jennifer Everett
Supplier representative
Enterprise Mobility
Steve Gallace
Supplier representative
3M Canada
Emily Lowe
Collision repairer shop owner/manager representative
OPENROAD RICHMOND AUTO BODY
Matthew Mauro
Young Leader
CARSTAR Canada
Brandon Roy
Collision repairer shop owner/manager representative
CARSTAR Halifax Group
Ryan Sox
Educator
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Shannon Tardiff
Collision repairer representative
CSN Collision Centres
Rich Zamperin
Special advisor
Insightful Consulting and Support Services

CCIF administration

Stuart Klein
CCIF administration
Automotive Industries Association of Canada
Ornella Mukele
CCIF administration
Automotive Industries Association of Canada

Selection process

New Steering Committee members are selected by the Committees’ current Chair, existing Committee members, and AIA Canada’s Vice President of collision programs, based on the recommendations and applications that meet the criteria. Applicants are to apply using the online application form.

The Vice Chair is nominated by the AIA Canada Collision Repairer Council and approved by the AIA Canada Board of Directors. The Vice Chair of the CCIF Steering Committee will transition into the role of Chair once his or her one-year term as Vice Chair is complete. 

Steering Committee structure

The Steering Committee is comprised of the following members:

  • Chair
  • Vice Chair or Past Chair (these roles alternate yearly)
  • Up to two (2) Collision repairer: shop owner/manager
  • Up to two (2) Collision repairer: National/regional network head office representative
  • Up to two (2) supplier representatives
  • Up to two (2) OEM or Dealer representatives
  • Up to two (2) insurance representatives
  • One (1) Young leader
  • One (1) Educator
  • AIA Canada Vice-president, Collision Programs
  • AIA Canada Project Coordinator, Collision Programs
  • One (1) industry special advisor position may be filled at the discretion of the Committee.

Young leader in collision repair

The Young leader in collision repair is a member of the CCIF Steering Committee is a dynamic and progressive leader in the collision repair space that is eager to participate, collaborate, and have an influence in the future of the collision repair industry. The incumbent will be between the ages of 19 and 30 and actively involved in the Canadian collision repair sector.