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IMPACT
AWARD
DOING THE RIGHT THING

"IT is my personal objective to
encourage and support people to
do better today than they were able
to do yesterday," said Impact Award
winner Kyle Byrne. "Seeing members
of my team succeed are my proudest
professional accomplishments thus far."
Hired at age 18 by the Arnold Motor
Supply store in Muscatine, Iowa to
make deliveries and do odd jobs, the
company recognized early on that
Byrne was willing to do whatever it took
to help people and get the job done.
He was very quickly also filling in on
the Merrill Company freight delivery
route to other stores, beginning his
career in the industry that has already
spanned nearly two decades.
Byrne received his bachelor's
from the University of Northern Iowa
in industrial management, earned a
Manufacturing Technologist Certificate
from the Society of Manufacturing
Engineers and studied waste water
engineering while at the University of
Newcastle during a semester abroad.
Upon graduation, Byrne remained
in the industry, and in his current
role, leads distribution and logistics
operations to ensure parts availability
and coverage for 60 automotive
parts stores across the Midwest.
Now as an inspiring young leader,
Byrne recognizes the value of all of
his peers, especially the veterans.

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"There is so much knowledge in
our industry and we need to absorb
as much as we can to make us better
leaders for the future," he said. "The
best advice that I can offer to a young
professional is keep your mouth shut
and yours ears open. You are going to
learn a heck of a lot more this way."
A dedicated member of the
Auto Care Association, Byrne
believes that the networking and
education opportunities provided
by the association, specifically
YANG and its initiatives, are the
best part of being a member.
"Without having taken advantage
of these association opportunities, I
truly believe that I would not be in the
position that I am today," Byrne said.
The association presented Byrne
with a 2017 Impact Award at AAPEX,
which to him, "Means that the late
nights and long hours have not gone
unnoticed. It means that industry
leaders believe in me and the leadership
qualities that I have shown them."
Byrne's biggest professional
goal is to continue to cultivate these
outstanding qualities, and ultimately
become the managing partner of Arnold
Motor Supply/The Merrill Company.

KYLE BYRNE
VICE PRESIDENT, DISTRIBUTION,
THE ARNOLD GROUP OF COMPANIES
YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY: 17
PHONE: 712-264-4036
EMAIL:
kbyrne@arnoldmotorsupply.com
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"Show me an
organization in which
employees take
ownership, and I will
show you one that
beats its competitors."
- Abrashoff, Michael
http://www.autocare.org/impact/
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