Milne Promoted to COO at PermaPlate/Siskin
Six-year company veteran Bret Milne has been named COO of PermaPlate/Siskin Enterprises after serving as the F&I product provider’s vice president of operations since 2016.
SALT LAKE CITY — F&I products provider and administrator PermaPlate/Siskin Enterprises recently announced the promotion of Bret Milne to COO. He assumes primary responsibility for overseeing the operations of PermaPlate/Siskin Enterprises’ products and administration services.
“Bret has been a driving force behind our streamlined customer claim experience as well as countless other process driven efficiency gains throughout the organization,” said John Nisson, president of PermaPlate. “Bret’s attention to detail, breadth of knowledge, and relentless focus on improving the customer experience makes him the ideal fit as COO.”
Milne joined the company in 2013 as director of customer service and claims processing and was promoted to vice president of operations in 2016. He previously served as vice president of operations with StarTek Inc. (SRT), an NYSE-listed business process outsourcing provider.
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