Phil Procida retired as VP of international operations and GFS president for ARI in 2005, after being with the company since 1960. His initial positions with ARI included working for operations and administration, in sales, and handling major corporate accounts.
He eventually moved to developing the Midwest market in 1973, and was in charge of the company’s home office as a regional manager until 1982. In 1989, Procida took on responsibility for global operations. For the remainder of his career, Procida traveled the globe to find fleet companies outside the U.S. helping ARI establish and introduce Global Fleet Services.
He was inducted into the Automotive Fleet Hall of Fame in 2016.