Total Compensation: $ 1.34 M
Mike Jackson (age 59) has served as our Chairman of the Board since January 2003 and as our Chief Executive Officer and Director since September 1999. From October 1998 until September 1999, Mr. Jackson served as Chief Executive Officer of Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, a North American operating unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, a multinational automotive manufacturing company. From April 1997 until September 1999, Mr. Jackson also served as President of Mercedes-Benz USA. From July 1990 until March 1997, Mr. Jackson served in various capacities at Mercedes-Benz USA, including as Executive Vice President immediately prior to his appointment as President of Mercedes-Benz USA. Mr. Jackson was also the managing partner from March 1979 to July 1990 of Euro Motorcars of Bethesda, Maryland, a regional group that owned and operated eleven automotive dealership franchises, including Mercedes-Benz and other brands of automobiles.
Total Compensation: $ 1.27 M
Michael E. Maroone (age 54) has served as one of our directors since July 2005 and as our President and Chief Operating Officer since August 1999. Following our acquisition of the Maroone Automotive Group in January 1997, Mr. Maroone served as President of our New Vehicle Dealer Division. In January 1998, Mr. Maroone was named President of our Automotive Retail Group with responsibility for our new and used vehicle operations. Prior to joining AutoNation, Mr. Maroone was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Maroone Automotive Group, one of the country's largest privately-held automotive retail groups prior to its acquisition by us.
Total Compensation: $ 882,635.00
Michael J. Short has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since January 2007. From 2000 to January 2007, Mr. Short served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. (dba Universal Orlando) ('Universal Orlando'). From 2005 until January 2007, he also served as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Universal City Florida Holding Co. I, the limited partner of Universal Orlando, and Universal City Florida Holding Co. II, the general partner of Universal Orlando. From 1991 to 2000, Mr. Short held various finance positions at Universal Orlando, Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., and IBM Corporation. Prior to that, he was a helicopter pilot and tactics instructor for the United States Navy, based out of Norfolk, Virginia.
Total Compensation: $ —
On March 20, 2007, AutoNation, Inc. appointed Michael J. Stephan as Vice President-Corporate Controller effective as of March 30, 2007. Mr. Stephan will serve as principal accounting officer of the Company. Mr. Stephan, age 44, has served as Vice President, Global External Reporting of American Express Company from July 2005 until March 29, 2007, when his resignation from American Express is effective. From August 2004 until July 2005, he served as Assistant Controller, Financial Reporting and Accounting of HIP Health Plan of New York. From 1997 to May 2004, Mr. Stephan held various financial reporting positions with CIGNA Corporation, including as Vice President, Accounting and Financial Reporting from August 2000 to March 2003, and Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of CIGNA's Group Insurance Division from March 2003 to May 2004. Prior to that, he spent 13 years as a Certified Public Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.B.A. with a major in Accounting in 1984.
Total Compensation: $ 585,250.00
Jonathan P. Ferrando has served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since March 2005. Prior thereto, he served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from January 2000 until March 2005. In September 2004, Mr. Ferrando assumed responsibility for our human resources and labor relations functions in addition to his role as General Counsel. Mr. Ferrando joined our Company in July 1996 and served in various capacities within our company, including as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of our Automotive Retail Group from March 1998 until January 2000. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Ferrando was a corporate attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom from 1991 until 1996.
Total Compensation: $ 175,602.00
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Total Compensation: $ —
Robert R. Grusky (age 50) has served as one of our directors since June 2006. In 2000, Mr. Grusky founded Hope Capital Management, LLC, an investment firm for which he serves as Managing Member. He co-founded New Mountain Capital, LLC, a private equity firm, in 2000 and was a Principal, Managing Director and Member of New Mountain Capital from 2000 to 2005 and has been a Senior Advisor since then. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Grusky served as President of RSL Investments Corporation, the primary investment vehicle for the Hon. Ronald S. Lauder. Prior thereto, Mr. Grusky also served in a variety of capacities at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its Mergers & Acquisitions Department and Principal Investment Area. Mr. Grusky is a director of Strayer Education, Inc., an education services company, and National Medical Health Card Systems, Inc., a national independent pharmacy benefits management company.
Total Compensation: $ —
Carlos A. Migoya (age 57) has served as one of our directors since June 2006. Since December 2007, Mr. Migoya has served as Regional President, Wachovia Bank - Metro Charlotte, of Wachovia Corporation, a financial services company. Prior to that, Mr. Migoya served as State CEO for the Atlantic Region of Wachovia Corporation. In this position, Mr. Migoya had responsibility for Wachovia's general banking businesses in New Jersey, Connecticut and New York. Since 1989, Mr. Migoya served as Regional President for Wachovia Bank, Florida, a division of Wachovia Corporation, with responsibility for Wachovia's general banking businesses in Dade and Monroe Counties, Florida. Mr. Migoya has more than 33 years of experience in banking.
Total Compensation: $ —
Kim C. Goodman (age 42) has served as one of our directors since February 2007. In September 2007, Ms. Goodman joined American Express Company, a global payments and travel company, as Executive Vice President, Merchant Services North America. From September 2005 until July 2007, Ms. Goodman served as Vice President of Software and Peripherals of Dell Inc., a worldwide supplier of technology products and services. From September 2000 until August 2005, Ms. Goodman served in various other capacities at Dell Inc., including as Vice President of Public Sector Marketing and Transactional Sales, Vice President of Dell Networking and Vice President of Business Development. Prior to joining Dell Inc., Ms. Goodman was a Partner and Vice President of Bain & Company, Inc., a strategic consulting firm.
Total Compensation: $ —
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Rick L. Burdick (age 56) has served as one of our directors since May 1991. Since 1988, Mr. Burdick has been a partner in Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., a global full service law firm. Mr. Burdick serves as a member of the firm's Executive Committee and Partner-In-Charge of the Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Burdick also serves as Lead Director of CBIZ, Inc. (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourced business services to small and medium-sized companies in the United States.
Total Compensation: $ —
William C. Crowley (age 50) has served as one of our directors since January 2002. Since March 2005, Mr. Crowley has served as a director of Sears Holdings Corporation, a broadline retailer. Additionally, he has served as Executive Vice President of Sears Holdings Corporation since March 2005 and as Chief Administrative Officer of Sears Holdings Corporation since September 2005. Mr. Crowley also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Sears Holdings Corporation from March 2005 until September 2006 and from January 2007 until October 2007. Mr. Crowley has served as a director of Sears Canada Inc. since March 2005 and as the Chairman of the Board of Sears Canada Inc. since December 2006. From May 2003 until March 2005, Mr. Crowley served as director and Senior Vice President, Finance of Kmart Holding Corporation. Since January 1999, Mr. Crowley has been President and Chief Operating Officer of ESL Investments, Inc., a private investment firm. Prior to joining ESL Investments, Mr. Crowley was a Managing Director at Goldman, Sachs & Co., a leading global investment banking and securities firm.
Total Compensation: $ 487,111.00
Kevin P. Westfall has served as our Senior Vice President - Sales since October 2005. He served as our Senior Vice President - Finance and Insurance and Fixed Operations from May 2003 until September 2005. From 2001 until May 2003, Mr. Westfall served as our Senior Vice President - Finance and Insurance. Previously, he served as President of our former wholly-owned captive finance company, AutoNation Financial Services, from 1997 through 2001. He is also the former President of BMW Financial Services for North America.
