The 65-member board of directors of the National Automobile Dealers Association on Oct. 19 elected North Carolina dealer Mike Alford as its 2022 chairman.

"It is an honor and privilege to be elected to serve as NADA board chairman for 2022," said Alford, president of Marine Chevrolet Cadillac in Jacksonville, N.C. "The opportunity to chair this dynamic group of automotive leaders is both exciting and humbling."

Alford, 57, the current NADA vice chairman, will succeed Paul Walser beginning at NADA Show in Las Vegas in March.

Metro Washington, D.C., dealer Geoffrey Pohanka will become the NADA vice chairman; Tom Castriota, owner of Castriota Chevrolet in Florida will be the new NADA secretary; and Kirt Frye, president of Sunnyside Automotive Group in Florida, will become the association’s new treasurer.