13 Words to Describe John McCarthy Jr.

Sept. 16, 2019

Here was the challenge. Find one word to describe Tire Dealer of the Year John McCarthy Jr. His sister Katie couldn’t narrow it down, but we figure being the big sister sometimes has its privileges.

Energetic. Driven. Passionate. Generous — Katie McCarthy Lambert, chief financial officer

Leader — Joe Doyle, chief operating officer

Go-getter — Tim Lambert, senior accountant

Customer-focused — Gary Lambert Jr., director of purchasing, inventory and information technology

Generous — Mary Kate Henry, human resources manager

Leader — John McCarthy III, regional sales manager

Driven — Colleen Doyle, general counsel

Admirable — Daniel Horn, director of sales

Fair — Bill Rollman, retail technician

Concerning — Neil Horn, vice president of operations

Passionate — Colleen Carter, director of marketing

Driven — Gary Lambert Sr., vice president

Humble — Tommy Grimes, chief operations officer, Calex Logistics Inc.

Family man — Doug Barbacci, owner and president, Calex Logistics Inc.

Intense — Rick Rose, CEO, Petroleum Service Co.

About the Author

Joy Kopcha | Managing Editor

After more than a dozen years working as a newspaper reporter in Kansas, Indiana, and Pennsylvania, Joy Kopcha joined Modern Tire Dealer as senior editor in 2014. She has covered murder trials, a prison riot and more city council, county commission, and school board meetings than she cares to remember.