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KELLY NISSAN OF OAK LAWN OWNER ELECTED TO CHICAGO AUTOMOBILE TRADE ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS


Ryan Kelly, owner of Kelly Nissan, Oak Lawn, Illinois, was recently elected to the Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA) board of directors.

“It is an honor to serve on one of the nation’s largest and oldest metropolitan new-car dealer associations and a board that was once chaired by my father, Art,” said Kelly. “I look forward to working with my fellow board members to improve the new- and used-car purchase process, produce the nation’s largest auto show, and serve the CATA membership and Chicagoland as a whole.”

Kelly, born in Evergreen Park, Illinois, and currently a resident of New Lenox, Illinois, began working exclusively in the auto industry in 1990. He became owner of Kelly Nissan in 2000.

An alumnus of Marist High School, Kelly graduated from Bradley University in 1994 with a B.S. in Marketing. He is a member of the Nissan Regional Dealer Advisory Board, the National Dealer Advisory Board Aftersales Committee and the Regional Marketing Committee.

Kelly is an active fundraiser for Franciscan Community Benefit Services and is married with four children.

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