Great news and good luck! He should get an office in the new building (on Centurian as opposed to the old one on Valleywood) I would think. Perks of the position!
Garen is one of the nicest and humblest people I've met in the industry. A very quiet guy who has given me some great design input on projects I've worked on with Ford. Last time I saw him was at SEMA a few years back. He was walking with several Ford execs and he actually stopped and took a moment to compliment me on one of my builds. So happy to see all of his success and wish him nothing but the best.