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AutoZone CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, William C. Rhodes III is the AutoZone's CEO. AutoZone has 87,000 employees, of which 70 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The AutoZone executive team is 26% female and 74% male.
  • 61% of the management team is White.
  • 12% of AutoZone management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
William C. Rhodes III

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

William C. Rhodes, III, was named Chairman of AutoZone during fiscal 2007 and has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a director since March 2005. Prior to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Rhodes was Executive Vice President - Store Operations and Commercial. Previously, he held several key management positions with the Company. Prior to 1994, Mr. Rhodes was a manager with Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Rhodes is currently a member of the Board of Directors for Dollar General Corporation.

Pitt Hyde

Founder

Joseph Hyde III

Founder

Thomas B. Newbern

Executive Vice President - Store Operations

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Mark A. Finestone

EVP Merchandising

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Jamere Jackson

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

Earl Graves Jr.

Board Member

George Ralph Mrkonic

Board Member

Linda A. Goodspeed

Board Member

Douglas H. Brooks

Board Member

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AutoZone founders

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Pitt Hyde

Founder

Joseph Hyde III

Founder

AutoZone board members

Name & TitleBio
William C. Rhodes III

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

William C. Rhodes, III, was named Chairman of AutoZone during fiscal 2007 and has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a director since March 2005. Prior to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Rhodes was Executive Vice President - Store Operations and Commercial. Previously, he held several key management positions with the Company. Prior to 1994, Mr. Rhodes was a manager with Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Rhodes is currently a member of the Board of Directors for Dollar General Corporation.

Earl Graves Jr.

Board Member

George Ralph Mrkonic

Board Member

Linda A. Goodspeed

Board Member

Douglas H. Brooks

Board Member

Enderson Guimaraes

Board Member

Jill Ann Soltau

Board Member

D. Bryan Jordan

Board Member

Gale V. King

Board Member

Brian P. Hannasch

Board Member

AutoZone leadership demographics

AutoZone gender distribution in management team

  • The AutoZone executive team is 26% female and 74% male.
  • AutoZone is 27% female and 73% male company-wide.
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Male
74%
Company-wide: 73%
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Female
26%
Company-wide: 27%

AutoZone executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among AutoZone executive officers is White.
  • 61% of the management team is White.
  • 12% of AutoZone's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 12% of the management team is Asian.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 58% of employees are White.
  • 22% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of employees are Black or African American.
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What employees say about the executives at AutoZone

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2024
Pros of working at AutoZone

the ability to transfer across the US.

Cons of working at AutoZone

very low pay especially at the management level. sick leave policy and pay

AutoZone benefits

paid vacation scale

What do you like best about AutoZone's CEO and the leadership team?

nothing

How would you improve AutoZone's culture?

better compensation for store level employees. one should not work full time as a manager and live in poverty!

How did you prepare for the AutoZone interview?

school, 2 bachelors, military service over 10 years management experience

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2024
Pros of working at AutoZone

Great work associates. We all know none of us are getting richer with what we get paid,so we try and at least enjoy ourselves and each other company during our workday.

Cons of working at AutoZone

Pay scales. Constant turnover of CO worker who just get fed up with low pay and overworked often working or being expected to work without a lunch or only getting periodic breaks at best.

AutoZone benefits

Employee discounts which I really never use

How would you improve AutoZone's culture?

Pay an actual living wage. Starting an employee at 9.00 or less per hour is NOT a living wage. Also allow for employees to have chairs so they can occasionally sit during their workday. My commercial manager,store manager, and co workers have to stand throughout their shifts. I drive doing deliveries so I have the benefit of sitting while driving to a delivery, however they dont sometimes working from say 730 am to 530 p.m , or 1 to 10 p.m. Guaranteed your currently sitting in an office chair while reading this.

How did you prepare for the AutoZone interview?

Showed up.

How does your compensation at AutoZone compare to the industry average?

There is no compensation.

What's the diversity at AutoZone like?

Why is this even a question. It promoted racism by asking about diversity. I don't see a color in a person a see a human in a person.

What brings you the most joy at AutoZone?

CO worker and our abilities to make each other laugh and make it thru each day.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2021
Pros of working at AutoZone

decent pay

Cons of working at AutoZone

extreme micro management even if you are in a management position.

AutoZone benefits

none

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2021
Pros of working at AutoZone

All the different people I’ve gotten to meet

Cons of working at AutoZone

Communication isn’t great

AutoZone benefits

My team has my back.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2021
Pros of working at AutoZone

Good way to move ip

Cons of working at AutoZone

Terrible management

AutoZone benefits

Discount on store products. Flexible schedule

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2021
Pros of working at AutoZone

Constantly learning new things about finances.

Cons of working at AutoZone

The customer service industry is not for me.

AutoZone benefits

Learning about money management skills.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2021
Pros of working at AutoZone

helping customers

Cons of working at AutoZone

no team work

AutoZone benefits

taking a challenge and figure out the answer and helping a customer with their problem

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2020
Pros of working at AutoZone

Great management

Cons of working at AutoZone

No hours didn't make very good money

AutoZone benefits

20% discount on autoparts

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2019
Pros of working at AutoZone

The most organized auto parts store chain, I’ve ever seen!

Cons of working at AutoZone

60-70hr week’s with no pay

AutoZone benefits

Incentives. Profits. And teaching my team how to be the best at selling and customer service.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2019
Pros of working at AutoZone

My personal store was phenomenal as far as staffing was, thanks to our store manager.

Cons of working at AutoZone

AutoZone itself puts everything before their employees and their safety. Salaries are extremely low, hourly wages are even worse. They consistently expect minimum staffing and top dollar sales. Benefits are lackluster and movement within the company is not only difficult, but often discouraged by their sky-high expectations vs. the products they actually offer. Store maintenance DOES NOT happen, while holding their employees accountable for the damages incurred. In my tenure we consistently had leaks in the roof in four or more locations (2.5 years), and yet during that time it was decided we receive a brand new parking lot. Meanwhile, whenever equipment was destroyed it would come out of our baseline P&L margins. Sub-par wages lead to many under-qualified employees, and those that were qualified quickly moved on to better job opportunities in non-correlated industries. My store was was a profitable one in a small market, we had total sales of $2.5 million for FY 19 however not one penny of our stores profits were assigned to reasonable areas of improvement, all the while we maintain a CEO with an exceptional salary and charge premium prices for items easily purchased elsewhere for much cheaper.

AutoZone benefits

They offer employees a 20% discount on non-express merchandise.

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