The Center for Automotive Research, a nonprofit based in Ann Arbor, reports that its board of directors has tapped its president and CEO, Jay Baron, to replace David Cole as its chairman. Cole, a founding member of the research nonprofit and an Xconomist, has become the group’s chairman emeritus. The nonprofit, known as CAR, says it provides research to the auto industry as well as state and federal governments.
Author: Ryan McBride
Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News.
Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.
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