The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has appointed a new Vice President, Terry Knox, who will further add to the organisation’s wealth of industry expertise. He became a Member of the IAAF Council in 2016.

“I had no concept of the depth of work undertaken by the IAAF until I joined the council. The work that Wendy, her team and the council do is to be championed. They work tirelessly on topics that are purely focused on the automotive aftermarket. Wendy’s involvement on a European level, with FIGIEFA, best serves all our interests in a constantly changing industry,” said Terry Knox.

“I look forward to working with Wendy and the council to ensure we are best placed to continue to flourish in a world where autonomous and electric vehicles will continue to have a growing influence. Targets set by government may seem on the horizon, but it is the hard work done now that will allow us to have a strong future in the aftermarket. Connected car data transfer is a real threat to our industry and the IAAF will continue to press for a fair and open future for the automotive aftermarket,” he continued.

Terry is the Managing Director of CD Group, a third-generation family business with previous Managing Directors, grandfather Stuart Knox and father Ken Knox. The company was established in 1963, with Knox joining in 1999 to help establish the company’s operations in Republic of Ireland. CD Group’s largest trading name, Component Distributors, is a warehouse distributor, supplying Motor Factors throughout Ireland. Headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the company employs close to 200 people.

“With such strong credentials and his ambitions clearly in line with the IAAF’s, Terry seemed the natural choice to become Vice President. We will relish working closely with him and seeing what a positive influence he will make,” commented Wendy Williamson, IAAF Chief Executive about the appointment.