Gene Dinkens new President of Zips Car Wash

Gene Dinkens most recently served as Chief Operating Officer of Lori’s Gifts.

IPS Car Wash has announced that Gene Dinkens will now serve as President of car wash business Zips.

Gene Dinkens will head the growing car wash business now operating 187 sites. He brings with him over 30 years of leadership and experience in consumer-focused industries to the Zips team.

Gene Dinkens most recently served as Chief Operating Officer of Lori’s Gifts, the nation's largest provider of hospital gift shop outsourcing solutions, with over 400 locations across the country. Prior to his tenure at Lori’s, Dinkens served nearly 4 years as Chief Operating Officer of Z Wireless, a Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer in which he helped scale from 200 locations into Verizon’s largest agent with over 1,100 locations by 2018.

“We’re in a great position to continue the aggressive growth track that ZIPS has already been on for several years, but also to truly shine in our efforts to be the best express car wash provider in the industry,” said Dinkens.

Zips Car Wash, headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, operates 187 locations.