DULUTH, Ga., May 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Asbury Automotive
Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABG) ("Asbury" or the "Company"), one of the
largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., today
announced that Sean D. Goodman will
join the company as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer effective July 5, 2017.
"Sean brings a wealth of financial knowledge with a proven track
record to his new position. He will be responsible for providing
leadership to the finance and accounting functions while also
continuing the development of our shared services initiatives,"
said President and CEO Craig
Monaghan. "I am thrilled about Sean joining our team and am
certain that his contributions will lead to further success for our
organization."
Mr. Goodman joins the Company from Unifi, Inc., a NYSE-listed
multinational manufacturer and distributor of innovative textile
solutions, where he served as Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Chief Accounting Officer since January 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Goodman was the
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Americas
region for Landis+Gyr, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation,
from April 2011 to January 2016. Mr. Goodman also served in various
roles at The Home Depot, Inc. ("Home Depot") from February 2006 to April
2011, including Director of Strategic Business Development
and Director of Finance responsible for financial leadership of the
Home Services Division, and Financial Planning and Analysis for
Home Depot. Before joining Home Depot, he held various capital
markets, finance, strategy accounting and treasury positions with
Morgan Stanley, Inc. in London,
England and Deloitte & Touche LLP in New York. Mr. Goodman has a B.Bus.Sc. with
honors in business strategy and corporate finance and an M.A. in
accounting from University of Cape
Town, and an M.B.A. from Harvard
Business School. He is a certified public accountant.
About Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. ("Asbury"), a Fortune 500 company
headquartered in Duluth, GA, is
one of the largest automotive retailers in the U.S. Asbury
currently operates 80 dealerships, consisting of 96 franchises,
representing 29 domestic and foreign brands of vehicles.
Asbury also operates 24 collision repair centers and 2 stand-alone
used vehicle stores. Asbury offers customers an extensive
range of automotive products and services, including new and used
vehicle sales and related financing and insurance, vehicle
maintenance and repair services, replacement parts and service
contracts.
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