Ken Friesen

Ken Friesen founded Concours Collision Centres in Calgary, Alberta, in 1981 and led it as president and CEO as it grew to four locations, which the Boyd Group acquired in 2017. He co-founded the Canadian Collision Industry Forum, served as its first chairman from 1998 to 2001 and later chaired its process and innovation committee. A former president of the Automotive Service and Repair Association of Alberta, he helped develop its C-Car standards program and helped rewrite Alberta’s apprenticeship training program. In 2006 he was elected chairman of the CertifiedFirst Network advisory council. Bodyshop Video named him Innovator of the Year in 2005 after he led Concours through a lean-production overhaul.