Thomas Moorehead to lead National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD)

Thomas Moorehead to lead National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD)

Thomas Moorehead, chairman and CEO of BMW and Mini of Sterling in Sterling, VA has been elected the new chairman of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD). Moorehead will take over the association on July 25, 2012 during NAMAD’s Annual Membership Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

“I am honored to accept this position at a time when the automobile industry is making its come back, he said. However, the industry is still facing its challenges as it relates to the number of ethnic-minority dealers,” said Moorehead. I am committed to the organization’s mission and look forward to working with manufacturers and other key stakeholders in the automobile industry because we can’t do this alone.

Moorehead has served on the NAMAD Board and been a member of the association for over 20 years. Moorehead’s BMW/MINI dealership is among a select group of BMW Centers that has earned the coveted Quality Management Systems Award and Center of Excellence Award. BMW of Sterling sales production ranks it among the top five dealerships in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and among the top 10% of all BMW Centers in the nation.

The governor of Virginia appointed Moorehead to serve on the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board, which he did with distinction.

WANADA wishes Mr. Moorehead all the best on his upcoming leadership assignment at NAMAD.