VACC members elect new president and executive board

The Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce (VACC) and its Tasmanian arm, TACC, have a new-look board which is headed by a new president. 

The members of VACC elected nine peers to represent them for the next two years during the annual general meeting on November 23 held at VACC House in North Melbourne. 

The VACC executive board now comprises the following directors: Chris Hummer, Mark Awramenko, Paul Bertoli, Michael Grubb, Craig Beruldsen, Trevor Parkes, Sid Centindag, Paul Hopper, and Matt Jones. 

The new board elected Chris Hummer to be the incoming VACC president. 

Bertoli now acts as vice president, Beruldsen has been elected secretary, and Awramenko remains as immediate past-president. Other returning board members include Grubb and Parkes. 

The outgoing board members are Fury Bortolotto, Tony Sanchez, and John Buskes, all past presidents. 

 “While this is an exciting new era, with three past presidents leaving the board, VACC will lose decades of valuable experience,” Hummer says. 

“Fury Bortolotto, Tony Sanchez, and John Buskes have represented the interests of all members without fear or favour for many years. As presidents and board members, they have provided wise counsel, and a steady hand that has seen VACC enter a new period of growth, prosperity, and influence. 

“On behalf of the entire membership, I congratulate the incoming board directors, who will lead the association for the following two years. I look forward to working with them all. 

“We have three new directors and their contribution will inject fresh ideas, different skill-sets, and renewed enthusiasm into the executive board,” he says.