Auto Value Store Manager of the Year

From left: John Bartlett, executive chairman of APH, Kitt Storkel, and Corey Bartlett, president and CEO of APH.

Automotive Parts Headquarters Inc. (APH), a Minnesota-based aftermarket auto parts distributor and store group, named Kitt Storkel as the recipient of the 2016 Auto Value Store Manager of the Year award. Storkel is the manager of the Tomah Auto Value parts store. He was recognized during an awards banquet at APH’s annual Winter Conference on Monday, January 16, 2017 at Cragun’s Resort and Conference Center in Brainerd, Minnesota.

Each year Auto Value parts store regional managers throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan and Montana have the opportunity to nominate a store manager they believe deserves the award.

Storkel has been a part of the automotive aftermarket for nearly 30 years and a member of the Tomah auto parts store team since 1995.

When not at work, Storkel year enjoys spending time with his wife of more than 20 years, Gail, and their son, August, and daughter, Brooke.