Kevin Caldwell

Kevin Caldwell started working in 1979 at Autobody by Caldwell in Laguna Hills, Calif., the shop founded by his father, 1991 inductee Jack Caldwell, rising from parts man, painter’s assistant and estimator to vice president and chief operating officer. He chaired the 1999 International Autobody Congress and Exposition, NACE, and gave its opening keynote. He chaired the Automotive Service Association board of directors, served three years as an ASA Collision Division director and served as vice chair for collision on the ASE board and as a Collision Industry Conference director. BodyShop Business named him its Collision Repair Executive of the Year in 2000, and in 2004 he joined Assured Performance Network as director of member services.