COMPANY

Largest auto parts chain in the United States. Founded 1979 by Pitt Hyde as a subsidiary of grocer Malone & Hyde, and spun off in 1987.

Official Website:
http://www.autozone.com/

Industry:
Automobile

Ticker:
NYSE:AZO

Corporate headquarters:
Memphis, TN

Sales:
$5.6B (2004)

Employees:
49,000 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Peter R. Formanek	Business	c. 1942		President of Autozone, 1985-94
Pitt Hyde	Business	c. 1943		Founder of Autozone
Steve Odland	Business	1959		CEO of Office Depot
William C. Rhodes	Business	c. 1965		CEO of Autozone

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles M. Elson	Business	c. 1960		Economist, University of Delaware
Sue E. Gove	Business	c. 1958		COO of Zale, 2002-06
Earl G. Graves, Jr.	Business	5-Jan-1962		Black Enterprise magazine
N. Gerry House	Educator	c. 1947		Institute for Student Achievement
Pitt Hyde	Business	c. 1943		Founder of Autozone
W. Andrew McKenna	Business	c. 1946		Former VP, Home Depot
George R. Mrkonic, Jr.	Business	c. 1952		Former President, Borders
William C. Rhodes	Business	c. 1965		CEO of Autozone
Theodore W. Ullyot	Attorney	c. 1968		Chief of Staff to Alberto Gonzales, 2005

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Marsha Johnson Evans	Military	c. 1947		CEO of American Red Cross, 2002-05
Peter R. Formanek	Business	c. 1942		President of Autozone, 1985-94
Eddie Lampert	Business	19-Jul-1962		Billionaire, Chairman of Sears
Robert I. MacDonnell	Business	c. 1937		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Michael W. Michelson	Business	c. 1952		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Steve Odland	Business	1959		CEO of Office Depot
James J. Postl	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Pennzoil-Quaker State, 2000-02
George R. Roberts	Business	1944		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

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