– USA, CO – FullSpeed Automotive, one of the nation’s largest franchisors and operators of automotive aftermarket repair facilities, today announced the appointment of Rob Lynch to its Board of Directors as CEO, effective immediately.
“We are thrilled to bring Rob to FullSpeed. Rob is an incredibly experienced and highly talented executive with a proven track record of strategic management and leadership combined with deep operational expertise. His deep breadth of experience as a strategic change leader will bring tremendous value to the FullSpeed team from day one and help lead us through the next chapter of growth,” said Daniel Penn, Managing Director at MidOcean.
About Rob Lynch
An accomplished executive with best-in-class capabilities and over 30 years of experience, Lynch’s appointment will drive FullSpeed through its next phase of accelerated growth and further solidify its position as an industry leader.
Rob Lynch is an accomplished omnichannel retail executive, whose career has spanned leadership positions with Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Accenture Retail Strategy Consulting, Orchard Supply, Lumber Liquidators, and Channel Control Merchants. Rob has deep functional experience in a diverse set of skills, including strategy, store and field operations, supply chain, leadership development, and culture. Lynch was most recently the President, CEO, and Director at KKR-Backed Channel Control Merchants, where he led significant growth in profitability across the company’s expansive operations. Before Channel Control Merchants, Rob was President and CEO of Lumber Liquidators where he transformed the business into a high-growth and high-performance retailer. Rob also served on the Board of Directors for Dorman Products, Inc., a leading automotive aftermarket parts manufacturer.
“FullSpeed is a premier operator and franchisor in the automotive services industry that is making tremendous progress on its transformative expansion strategy,” said Rob Lynch. “I am excited to join such a successful and rapidly growing organization and look forward to working with the Company’s approximately 2,200 associates and 200 franchisees to continue to build upon the company’s development milestones.”
He is an MBA graduate of Dartmouth College and has his Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude, from Brigham Young University.
About FullSpeed Automotive
FullSpeed Automotive is among the nation’s largest franchisors and operators of automotive aftermarket repair facilities and is home to flagship brands Grease Monkey, SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service, and Kwik Kar. FullSpeed Brands offers oil changes, tire sales and rotations, brake services, car washes, and other ancillary services through multiple brand formats that target several desirable segments of the service market. The company’s strategic geographic footprint of 740 -plus franchised and company-owned locations provide density in high-growth markets. In 2022, both Grease Monkey and SpeeDee were included in Entrepreneur’s prestigious Franchise 500 ranking. FullSpeed is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
The FullSpeed family of brands has over 70 years of experience in providing quality car care in the industry. Since being acquired by MidOcean Partners in 2020, its growth and acquisition strategy has resulted in the completion of over 30 separate acquisitions covering 110 locations and now has over 740 franchised and company-owned locations.
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