In addition to building its editorial team, Auto Remarketing parent company Cherokee Media Group has also continued to develop its events team roster for 2018 and beyond.

Longtime events leaders Marilu McQuilkin, who celebrated 10 years with the company in 2017, has been promoted to the role of Senior Director of Events & Marketing for Cherokee Media Group.

Mor Aframian, who has been with CMG since August 2014 and was previously Events & Meetings Assistant and Online Community Coordinator, has been promoted to the role of Director of Events & Marketing.

McQuilkin and Aframian will continue to lead Cherokee Media Group’s local and national events, which include Used Car Week, Auto Remarketing Canada, Women & Automotive: Canadian Leadership Forum and Automotive Intelligence Summit business conferences.

Additionally, CMG Conference Coordinator Lisa McGraw, who joined the company in 2010 and heads up management of conference registrations, has an increased role in managing of exhibit hall operations and other conference logistics.

Joining the team in October was Anthony Harrison, marketing manager for Cherokee Media Group. In this new role, Harrison will lead conference marketing, event website editorial, speaker logistics and contribute to conference planning.

They will continue to work with CMG President Bill Zadeits, Senior Editors Nick Zulovich and Joe Overby, Staff Writer Chris Hart-Williams and Correspondents Sarah Rubenoff and Arlena Sawyers on the editorial team, along with Publishers Amanda Dunlap, Steve Leslie and Jessica Johnson.

“As we continue to grow and expand our events business this talented group of professionals will be the ones to lead CMG to the next level,” said Zadeits.  

“In an industry and world where we communicate electronically and digitally with more and more frequency, the importance of face-to-face interaction has become increasingly important,” he said.  “And, our events team at CMG is among the very best at bringing people together to learn, share, and inspire to build relationships and grow business.”

Stay tuned to Auto Remarketing for additional announcements associated with the new lineup for the year.