Mark Speese

Mark E. Speese (born 1957) is an American businessman who is currently the Chairman and CEO of Rent-A-Center.

Speese has served on the Board of Directors since 1990. Until 1999, he was the president and chief operating officer of the company. For a period of about one year, until December 2000, Speese served as Vice Chairman of Rent-A-Center. Speese assumed his current position in October 2001 with the retirement of then-Chairman and CEO J. Ernest Talley. [1]

Previously to his employment at Rent-A-Center, Speese was the Vice President of Vista Rent-to-Own.[2]

Salary

According to Forbes.com, Speese makes $685,001 USD annually, plus a bonus of $205,500 for a total of $890,500. He has 522,500 unexercised stock options worth a market value of $4,362,163.[3]

Honors

In 2005, Speese was named 'Entrepreneur of the Year' of the North Texas-Oklahoma-Arkansas Area in the Retail and Consumer Products category by Ernst & Young. He was selected from a field of 22 finalists.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Rent-A-Center Investor Relations". http://investor.rentacenter.com/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=RCII&script=410&layout=-6&item_id=338159. Retrieved 2006-08-28. 
  2. ^ "Rent-A-Center: Executive Bios". http://www6.rentacenter.com/site/page/pg4301.html. Retrieved 2006-08-28. 
  3. ^ Mark Speese Profile "Mark Speese Profile". http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromMktGuideIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedMktGuideId=35037 Mark Speese Profile. Retrieved 2006-08-28. 
  4. ^ "Mark Speese of Rent-A-Center Named Winner Of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year". http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-4401673_ITM. Retrieved 2006-08-28.