2024 Pub. 6 Issue 4

of our team members throughout DGDG,” nominee Del Grande said. “Attracting, guiding and retaining key employees and leaders has been the focal point and foundation of our success.” Del Grande earned a B.A. in economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1988. In 1996, he joined his father, Kevan Del Grande, at the dealership his dad originally acquired in 1976. “It was the greatest decision of my life,” he said. “I had the opportunity to learn from a remarkable businessman, brilliant car dealer and incredible mentor. Over the past 28 years, the business has scaled from a single rooftop to multiple dealerships in the San Francisco Bay Area.” Today, Del Grande oversees 16 northern California stores in San Jose, Santa Clara, Salinas, Vallejo, Modesto, Fremont 26 California New Car Dealer Quarterly

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