Senior Vice President of Supply Chain, Rod Halsell, Announces His Retirement
August 28 2018 - 5:15PM
AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) today announced that Rod Halsell, Senior
Vice President, Supply Chain, Customer Satisfaction will retire on
November 10, 2018. Rod joined AutoZone in 1985 as a
part timer and has held several positions in Store Operations,
including Store Manager and District Manager. He moved to
Supply Chain in 1994 holding various management positions at the
company’s Lavonia, GA and Phoenix, AZ distribution centers before
moving to the Store Support Center in Memphis as Director of Supply
Chain in 2003. Rod was promoted to Vice President, Supply
Chain, Distribution in 2005, and in 2015 became a member of
AutoZone’s Executive Committee as Senior Vice President, Supply
Chain.
“I would like to thank Rod for his many contributions to our
organization over the last thirty-three years,” said Bill Rhodes,
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Customer
Satisfaction. “In addition to being a great leader in our company,
Rod was heavily involved in the Memphis community providing
leadership for a capital campaign that raised more than $12.5
million for a new facility for the Mid South Food Bank. We wish Rod
and his wife, Barbara, all the best in retirement and their future
endeavors.”
"It's been an incredible 33 years of experience and enjoyment at
AutoZone,” said Halsell. “I’m extremely proud of all the successes
that our remarkable AutoZoners have been able to accomplish as
we’ve built a phenomenal culture that’s second to none. I am
grateful for the opportunity that I had to work with and for so
many incredible AutoZoners in our stores, distribution centers and
at the Store Support Center throughout my career.”
About AutoZone:
As of May 5 2018, AutoZone sells auto and light truck parts,
chemicals and accessories through 5,540 AutoZone stores in 50
states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in the U.S.,
and 536 stores in Mexico and 16 stores in Brazil for a total count
of 6,092.
AutoZone is the leading retailer and a leading distributor of
automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United
States. Each AutoZone store carries an extensive product line
for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks, including
new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items,
accessories, and non-automotive products. Many stores also
have a commercial sales program that provides commercial credit and
prompt delivery of parts and other products to local, regional and
national repair garages, dealers, service stations, and public
sector accounts. AutoZone also sells the ALLDATA brand
diagnostic and repair software through www.alldata.com.
Additionally, we sell automotive hard parts, maintenance items,
accessories, and non-automotive products through
www.autozone.com and our commercial customers can make
purchases through www.autozonepro.com. AutoZone does not
derive revenue from automotive repair or installation.
Contact Information:Media: Ray Pohlman, 866-966-3017,
ray.pohlman@autozone.com Financial: Brian Campbell, 901
495-7005, brian.campbell@autozone.com
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