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  The most recent ASX release about new additions to the senior management team quoted ‘approximately 175 sites’.
Commenting on how the industry might look in five years time Bizon said: “The industry is going to be more dependent on technology with the pro- liferation of ADAS and other vehicle technologies. It will potentially require substantial investment in equipment, and that sort of capital expenditure may be too daunting for independent businesses who don’t have the econo- mies of scale that we do.
“There might be smaller businesses who ultimately don’t want to make this invest- ment and who decide to leave the industry.
“We want to be seen as a natural ac- quirer for someone who wants to leave the business. We will preserve their leg- acy, look after their staff and deal with trust and integrity.”
RESTRUCTURE
It was announced on 2 July that Bizon has restructured the company into four
segments: Drive, Non-Drive, Heavy and Supply. This is to ‘maximise the value in each business area, paving the way to realise the value of AMA’s unique posi- tion in the Australian collision repair in- dustry.’ He has also promoted and re- cruited within the senior leadership team. Craig Carey who sold Micra Acci- dent Repair Centre to AMA in 2016 has been appointed as national head of op- erations for the panel division.
David Marino CEO of Capital SMART is now also executive general manager – Drive. Campbell Jones who had been overseeing Bubulj’s role is now execu- tive general manager of Non-Drive. Chief commercial officer appointee An- drew Mair comes directly from Suncorp and Mathew Cooper is the group chief operating officer. Cooper comes from Bapcor (owners of Bursons) where he oversaw mechanical.
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