William C. Rhodes

William C. Rhodes III is President and Chief Executive Officer of AutoZone, Inc.,[1] a Fortune 300 company.[2] He was named to those positions on March 13, 2005,[3] following more than 12 years with the company where he served in a variety of executive-level roles.[4] According to annual proxy filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, his 2005 compensation from AutoZone totaled over US $8.5M.[5]

Rhodes is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin with an accounting degree. He also earned a master of business administration degree from the University of Memphis.

While CEO of AutoZone in 2009, William C. Rhodes III earned a total compensation of $3,052,765, which included a base salary of $752,385, a cash bonus of $1,017,977, stocks granted of $21,270, options granted of $1,138,717, and other compensation totaling $122,416.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ DeCarlo, Scott, "CEO Compensation: William C Rhodes III", Forbes, April 20, 2006 (URL retrieved October 22, 2006).
  2. ^ "Fortune 500: Autozone", CNN.com (URL retrieved October 22, 2006).
  3. ^ "Company News; Office Depot Names Auto Parts Executive as Chief", New York Times, March 15, 2005 (URL retrieved October 22, 2006).
  4. ^ "Officers & Directors Detail: AutoZone Inc AZO (NYSE)", Reuters (URL retrieved October 22, 2006).
  5. ^ "Special report: Executive compensation", USA Today, April 10, 2006 (URL retrieved October 22, 2006).
  6. ^ 2009 CEO Compensation for William C. Rhodes III, Equilar

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