Paul A. Faletti, Jr. has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer for NCM Associates, Inc., NCM Board Chairman, Paul Stowe, announced today.  Faletti will be responsible for overseeing all NCM operations from the Overland Park, Kansas corporate office.  

"It is with great pleasure that the Board of Directors of NCM Associates announces this appointment,” Chairman Stowe said, adding, “This is an important event in the history of this great company.  It has been the objective of the Board to refocus NCM’s assets, both human and real, to achieve a greater level of total performance.  Paul’s appointment as our new leader is a key step in attaining these aspirations.”

Faletti’s experience includes key domestic and international executive management positions with Maserati and BMW and, most recently, as Vice President of Marketing at Jaguar Cars North America.  

Faletti holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Emory University and a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business from the University of Georgia.  He and his wife, Carrie, will relocate to the Kansas City area from Atlanta.

About NCM Associates, Inc.

NCM Associates, Inc. is the originator of the automotive industry 20 Group peer collaboration process and has been providing dealership benchmarking, education and consulting services to the industry since 1947. Located in Overland Park, KS, NCM provides a robust suite of services designed to drive dealership profitability using its proven, operations-focused Benchmark® for Success program with new and pre-owned U.S. automotive dealerships, as well as with dealerships in more than 20 other industries.  For more information about NCM Associates, visit  HYPERLINK "http://www.ncm20.com" www.ncm20.com or call 800.756.2620.

11/02/09