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Dent Wizard Adds Southeast Regional Business Development Manager

Candi Hay will focus on acquisition, facilitation and process improvements of dealer accounts for the company’s repair services in Georgia and Alabama.

by Staff
June 3, 2014
1 min to read


ST. LOUIS —Dent Wizard International has added Candi Hay as a regional business development manager. She will cover the states of Georgia and Alabama.

Hay will focus on acquisition, facilitation and process improvements of dealer accounts for SMART (small to medium area repair techniques) repair services, which include paintless dent removal, wheel refinishing, bumper repair, interior repair, chip and scratch repair, hail damage repair services and more. Her focus will also include growing Dent Wizard’s Mint program for dealership service departments, as well as the company’s Frontline Fast program for dealership inventories. 

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Hay will report to Carl Lekebusch, Dent Wizard’s regional vice president in the Southeast. She brings 15 years of experience in the reconditioning business, including experience as the owner/operator of a reconditioning company based out of Global BMW in Atlanta.

“Candi is a proven entrepreneur,” said Mike Black, Dent Wizard’s COO. “As such, she speaks a language that dealers understand.  Her hands-on approach and existing relationships in the marketplace are already showing success in her very short time with us.  We’re looking forward to her continued contributions in this very dynamic region.”

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