FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.,
Feb. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest automotive retailer,
today announced that its Board of Directors appointed Karen C. Francis to the AutoNation Board,
effective February 19, 2016. Ms.
Francis will serve as an independent director.
"We are pleased to have Karen join the AutoNation Board," said
Mike Jackson, AutoNation's Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and President. "We look forward to the
experience and insight that she will bring to the Board."
Karen Francis is Executive
Chairman of AcademixDirect, Inc., a technology marketing company
serving the education industry. Ms. Francis served as
Executive Chairman and CEO of AcademixDirect, Inc. from 2009 to
2014. From 2004 to 2007, Ms. Francis was Chairman and CEO of
Publicis & Hal Riney, an
advertising agency based in San
Francisco. From 2001 to 2002, she served as Vice President
of Ford Motor Company, where she was responsible for global
technology strategies, customer relationship management, global
export operations, and Ford Direct, the company's online sales
initiative structured as a joint venture with Ford dealers.
From 1996 to 2000, Ms. Francis held several positions with
General Motors, including serving as Regional Manager of the
Chevrolet division responsible for all dealer operations in eleven
states, as well as General Manager of the Oldsmobile division
overseeing dealership operations nationwide. Ms. Francis also
serves as a director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
AutoNation also announced that Robert J.
Brown will retire from the AutoNation Board effective upon
completion of AutoNation's 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders,
which is expected to be held on May 12, 2016.
"Bob served as a member of our Board for 17 years, and we thank
him for his years of valuable service on the Board," said
Mike Jackson.
About AutoNation, Inc.
AutoNation is America's largest automotive retailer, currently
owning and operating 373 new vehicle franchises from coast to
coast. AutoNation sold its 10 millionth vehicle in 2015, the first
automotive retailer to reach this milestone. AutoNation is also the
only automotive retailer to guarantee every vehicle retailed is
recall-free. A commitment to delivering a peerless experience
through customer-focused sales and service processes is what drives
AutoNation's success. AutoNation is transforming the automotive
industry through bold leadership, technology and innovation.
Please visit investors.autonation.com, www.autonation.com,
www.autonationdrive.com, www.twitter.com/autonation,
www.twitter.com/CEOMikeJackson, www.facebook.com/autonation, and
www.facebook.com/CEOMikeJackson, where AutoNation discloses
additional information about the Company, its business, and its
results of operations.
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