Black Book has announced that Ricky Beggs, Senior Vice President and Editorial Director, will retire from the company effective April 1, 2015. Mr. Beggs has served as the voice of Black Book for the automotive industry since his career began thirty-four years ago in 1981.
“I will be forever grateful to Black Book for giving me the opportunity to be a part of a team that has represented the interests of the automotive community with respect and integrity all these years,” said Ricky Beggs. “I’m certainly proud of our accomplishments, and I leave knowing Black Book is well positioned for its next phase of growth and development.”
“It has been an honor to work alongside Ricky who truly has become an industry legend,” said Tom Cross, President of Black Book. “His legacy of leadership and his dedication to excellence have left an enduring mark on our company, ensuring our position as the industry’s most reliable and accurate source of vehicle valuation and insight.”
Mr. Beggs joined Black Book in 1981 as Used Car Editor and quickly established himself as an authority figure in delivering automotive vehicle valuation data and insight. He was named Black Book’s Managing Editor in 1990.
During his tenure, Ricky has been a trusted voice among automotive professionals and led Black Book’s valuation services through decades of industry evolution including the valuation services advancement from printed books to today’s cloud-based Software as a Service and Data as a Service offerings.
Ricky has been a pioneer and a driving force behind Black Book’s innovative approach to remaining the industry’s most accurate vehicle value data provider. Under Mr. Beggs’ leadership, Black Book became the industry’s first provider of daily vehicle valuations.
Black Book remains the only guidebook to report the market as it happens, directly from the auction lanes, and automotive professionals have come to rely on Ricky Beggs and Black Book because of its rich industry insight.
For more on Ricky Beggs’ legacy at Black Book, click here to read about his accomplishments in greater detail.
