Management
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Tim O’Day
Mr. O’Day is the CEO of BGSI. He joined Gerber Collision & Glass in February 1998. With Boyd Group’s acquisition of Gerber in 2004, he was appointed COO for Boyd’s U.S Operations. In 2008, he was appointed President and COO for U.S. Operations. On January 4, 2017, Mr. O’Day was appointed President and COO of Boyd Group Income Fund, and on January 2, 2020, he was appointed President and CEO of BGSI. On August 8, 2024, Mr. O’Day relinquished the “President” title. Mr. O’Day serves on the Board of Directors of RB Global, Inc. Earlier in his career, he was with Midas International, where he was elevated to Vice President–Western Division, responsible for a territory that encompassed 500 Midas locations. Mr. O’Day also served on the I-CAR Board as Immediate Past Chair until August 2022 and served on the Board of the Collision Repair Education Foundation until March 2016.
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Brian Kaner
Mr. Kaner joined Boyd Group Services Inc. in October 2022 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Boyd Group’s collision business. Mr. Kaner had responsibility for Boyd’s collision operations in both the United States and Canada. On August 8, 2024, Mr Kaner was appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer. In his expanded role, Mr. Kaner has operating responsibility for the entire company. Mr. Kaner was previously CEO & President of Pep Boys & Icahn Automotive Services where he led all functional disciplines and field leadership teams overseeing 1,000 company owned and nearly 800 franchise locations. Before joining Icahn Enterprises L.P., Mr. Kaner worked for Sears Holdings Corporation as President of Sears Auto Centers.
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Jeff Murray
Mr. Murray is the Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer of Boyd Group Services Inc.. Mr. Murray joined the finance team at Boyd in 2004 as the Manager of External Financial Reporting. On January 1, 2013, he was appointed the Vice-President, Finance at Boyd and was primarily responsible for accounting, tax, risk, disclosure, governance and internal controls. On January 1, 2023, Mr. Murray was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer. On July 12, 2023, Mr. Murray was appointed the Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer of Boyd Group Services Inc. Prior to joining the Boyd Group, Mr. Murray worked for a decade at the accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP delivering audit, tax and IT assurance services. Mr. Murray has a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) degree from the University of Manitoba and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.
