
You might say that Gerry Wood has gasoline in his veins. A second generation automotive dealer, Gerry started selling vehicles in Calgary not long after arriving from Scotland. A “natural” in the business, Gerry was a top salesman and sales manager before opening his first successful dealership in Vulcan Alberta. Gerry’s big move to Calgary came in 1983 when he bought Southridge Lincoln Mercury on McLeod Trail and renamed the store to Woodridge. Since then the group has expanded to include five new vehicle dealerships, two pre-owned specialty stores and a major collision repair centre. The Wood Automotive Group now has almost 600 employees. A noted philanthropist, Gerry has supported hundreds of community organizations over the years most notably the Woodridge PREP Centre, the Salvation Army, The Sheep River Health Trust and the Foothills Country Hospice. For his business success and community contributions, in 2017 Gerry was inducted into the prestigious Calgary Business Hall of Fame. ...Read More
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Cailean Wood will be moving into the role of VP Sales and Marketing, coming up on his 4th year as GM and Dealer Principal for Advantage Ford. Cailean Wood has been with the Wood Automotive Group full-time since 2011. He was the general manager at All Makes Collision Centre and then oversaw the opening and served as general manager at Driverz Auto, the company’s pre-owned vehicle specialty store. Following that, he held sales manager positions at Big 4 and Advantage Ford. Cailean holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree specializing in marketing and management from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia followed by post-graduate studies at the National Automobile Dealers Association. ...Read More

After 4 ½ years as GM and Dealer Principal of Okotoks Ford Lincoln, Rory Wood will be moving into the new role of V.P. of Parts and Service: Rory has worked for the Wood Automotive Group since 2004 and has extensive experience in fixed operations, sales for both new and pre-owned vehicles as well as expertise in fleet and commercial sales and leasing. He holds a Bachelor of Automotive Marketing and Management degree from Northwood University as well as completing post-graduate studies at Georgian College and the National Automobile Dealers Association....Read More
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Chris has more than twenty-five years of experience in the automotive industry. His career with the Wood Automotive Group began in 2018, as a service manager at Village Honda before advancing to sales manager and then a promotion to General Manager. Chris’ steady hand navigated the dealership through the pandemic, successfully growing the business in both sales and service. Committed to community outreach, Chris launched the Village Honda car show which in just two short years has attracted dozens of exhibitors and hundreds of guests. Chris is accredited with the National Automobile Dealers Association Academy and sits on both the Automotive General Management Board and Automotive Service Technology programs at SAIT Polytechnic. Chris succeeds Cailean Wood who was recently named vice-president of sales and marketing at Wood Automotive Group....Read More

Blair has almost 20 years of experience in the automotive industry. He started his career as a lot attendant and worked his way up through the company. He served as a sales consultant and sales manager at our sister store Woodridge Ford before joining the Advantage team in 2018 as our New Car Sales Manager.

Nick brings almost 13 years of auto industry experience to Advantage Ford. He worked at our sister store Woodridge Ford for 8 years before joining Advantage in 2016. Nick is our Pre-Owned Sales Manager and he is also a high performance vehicle specialist with extensive knowledge about Mustangs and F-150 Raptors.


Clayton is originally from Victoria BC and started his career there with Ford August 21 2006 as a sales person. Clayton moved to Calgary with his family in 2013 to continue his career and has 10 years of experience as a sales manager before starting here in March of 2021.

Darrell has been with the Wood Automotive Group for over 21 years. He first joined the Group in 2001 as a Journeyman Service Technician with Big 4 Motors, and received several ‘Technician of the Year’ awards. He later progressed into a Shop Foreman role, supporting and overseeing daily operations. In addition, Darrell has also been a recipient of the ‘Bill Doddridge Award,’ selected by his peers that recognizes an employee for their kindness and support within a work group....Read More

Evan has been with Advantage Ford since 2011 working as a technician, service advisor and sales consultant. As our Parts Manager and a Red Seal Parts person, Evan has particular expertise about suspension systems, wheels, and tires for trucks and performance cars.

Eric has more than 20 years of experience working for Ford, and has been our Fleet Manager since 2011. Eric specializes in finding the right vehicles for companies, whether it’s a single truck or a large corporate fleet.

After working at our sister dealership, Okotoks Ford, for three years, Austin made the move to Advantage Ford in 2016. With his experience in detailing and as a service advisor, he has been a great addition to our team.

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Jordan has almost 20 years of experience in the automotive industry. A veteran of the Advantage sales team since 2012, Jordan specializes in new and pre-owned sales and leasing.

Gaz is a senior member of the Advantage Ford sales team having joined the company in 2011. Fluent in English, Albanian and Serbo-Croatian, he is able to assist buyers in all three languages. Gaz specializes in new and pre-owned sales and leasing. He has won multiple sales awards throughout his career at Advantage.

Patrick joined the Advantage Ford sales team in 2007 after graduating with a Bachelor of Automotive Management and Diploma in Automotive Marketing from the Canadian Automotive School of Business in Barrie, Ontario. He specializes in new and pre-owned vehicle sales and leasing.

Zach joined our Advantage sales team in 2016 after starting and running his own division of a nation-wide company for four years with a focus on customer service. Zach is a new and pre-owned sales and leasing specialist and has experience restoring utility and performance off-road vehicles.

Colton joined our team in March 2018. He worked in the oil and gas industry for over 5 years. Colton particularly enjoys working with customers looking for a truck and thrives on finding the right one with all the features that are specific to that customers needs.


Dan studied automotive management at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. He has more than 10 years experience in the automotive industry and joined our Advantage team in 2017 as a new and pre-owned sales and leasing specialist. He also has experience in the Finance Dept as a numbers guru!











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Calgarian Thomas Lee has more than 10 years experience in the automotive industry, including 5 years as a finance specialist. He joined the Advantage Ford team in 2016.

Theresa joined the Finance team in March 2018. She has several years experience in Financial Services and loves helping people find affordable solutions!

Lisa is a veteran at Advantage Ford having joined the team in 2000 as a Vehicle Inventory Controller. She moved into the finance department as a Finance Manager for six years and now works as an administrator in our leasing and finance departments.
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Darrell has been with the Wood Automotive Group for over 21 years. He first joined the Group in 2001 as a Journeyman Service Technician with Big 4 Motors, and received several ‘Technician of the Year’ awards. He later progressed into a Shop Foreman role, supporting and overseeing daily operations. In addition, Darrell has also been a recipient of the ‘Bill Doddridge Award,’ selected by his peers that recognizes an employee for their kindness and support within a work group....Read More

After working at our sister dealership, Okotoks Ford, for three years, Austin made the move to Advantage Ford in 2016. With his experience in detailing and as a service advisor, he has been a great addition to our team.


Dione has been in the automotive industry since 1993, starting out as a receptionist at a Ford dealership, and then moving into a service advisor role a couple of years later. Since then she has worked for Mercedes Benz and Nissan before coming full circle to work at our Ford dealership in 2015.








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Chiharu joined the Advantage Ford team in 2017, after spending 8 years in the healthcare field. Her ambition and eagerness to learn has lead her to take the next step in her career in the automotive industry. She is passionate about helping others and ensuring every day runs as smoothly as possible.

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Evan has been with Advantage Ford since 2011 working as a technician, service advisor and sales consultant. As our Parts Manager and a Red Seal Parts person, Evan has particular expertise about suspension systems, wheels, and tires for trucks and performance cars.

Rick has been in the automotive industry since 1988 and joined the Advantage team in 2012. Rick studied automotive at SAIT and is a certified Journeyman Parts person.

Erik joined team Advantage in 2012 working on the lot. He then moved into the Parts department in 2014. Erik not only works with wheels here, but spends all his free time with anything on wheels including road rallies, off-roading, mountain biking and rollerblading!





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