Tom McGee

Tom McGee spent about 18 years at I-CAR, rising from volunteer instructor to president and CEO. After earning a degree in automotive body repair from Ferris State College in Big Rapids, Mich., he worked in prototype development for a Ford supplier, ran a small repair shop and taught at a Chrysler-owned school in Detroit where I-CAR held classes. He joined I-CAR’s staff as a technical writer in 1990, advanced to technical director, became executive vice president and CEO in 2003 and later president and CEO, and created its Tech Centre in Appleton, Wis., and Training Support Center in Hoffman Estates, Ill. He later was collision director for Automotive Training Institute, worked for ALLDATA and in 2015 joined Spanesi Americas. He earned ASE master auto body and paint technician certification.