Buffalo, NY – April 25, 2014 – Dunn Tire, a leading
tire retailer based in Western New York, has named David Simons to
be their Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He
will report directly to President and Chairman of the Board, Randy
Clark. Simons joined Dunn Tire as Corporate Controller in 1993 and
has served as its Chief Financial Officer since 1999. Previously,
he was a CPA with the Buffalo office of Ernst & Young for 12
years. Simons is a member of the Dunn Tire board of directors and
is Immediate Past Chairman of the Sisters Hospital Foundation
board. He has also served on the boards of American Car Care
Centers and the New York Choice Self Insurance Trust. Simons has a
Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree in Accounting from St.
Bonaventure University and an Associate’s degree in Accounting from
Alfred State College. He is a native of Wellsville, NY and
currently resides in Orchard Park, NY with his wife Elizabeth, who
is Chief Operating Officer of the Heritage Centers Foundation.
About Dunn Tire
Dunn Tire is a privately owned company with 30 retail stores and four wholesale distribution centers in Upstate NY and Western PA. The company employs approximately 500 people and has annual sales exceeding $100 million. It was recently named the 18th largest retail tire business in the US and the 11th largest private company in the Buffalo Niagara region. Dunn Tire has been providing tire and automotive services since 1973.