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with third parties authorizing the use and display of the marks and/or logos of such third parties, subject to certain restrictions. The current
registrations of our service marks and trademarks in the United States and foreign countries are effective for varying periods of time, which
we may renew periodically, provided that we comply with all applicable laws.
Executive Officers of Autonation
We provide below information regarding each of our executive officers.
Name Age Position
Mike Jackson 55 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Michael E. Maroone 50 President and Chief Operating Officer
Craig T. Monaghan 47 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jonathan P. Ferrando 38 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Kevin P. Westfall 48 Senior Vice President, Finance & Insurance and Fixed Operations
Mike Jackson has served as our Chairman of the Board since January 1, 2003 and as our Chief Executive Officer and Director since
September 1999. From October 1998 until September 1999, Mr. Jackson served as Chief Executive Officer of Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, a
North American operating unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, a multinational automotive manufacturing company. From April 1997 until
September 1999, Mr. Jackson also served as President of Mercedes-Benz USA. From July 1990 until March 1997, Mr. Jackson served in
various capacities at Mercedes-Benz USA, including as Executive Vice President immediately prior to his appointment as President of
Mercedes-Benz USA. Mr. Jackson was also the managing partner from March 1979 to July 1990 of Euro Motorcars of Bethesda, Maryland, a
regional group that owned and operated eleven automotive dealership franchises, including Mercedes-Benz and other brands of automobiles.
Michael E. Maroone has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since August 1999. Following our acquisition of the
Maroone Automotive Group in January 1997, Mr. Maroone served as President of our New Vehicle Dealer Division. In January 1998,
Mr. Maroone was named President of our Automotive Retail Group with responsibility for our new and used vehicle operations. Prior to
joining our company, Mr. Maroone was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Maroone Automotive Group, one of the country’s largest
privately-held automotive retail groups prior to its acquisition by us.
Craig T. Monaghan has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since May 2000. From June 1998 to May
2000, Mr. Monaghan was Chief Financial Officer of iVillage.com, a leading women’s network on the Internet. From 1991 until June 1998,
Mr. Monaghan served in various executive capacities for Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., most recently as Vice President and Treasurer.
Prior to joining Reader’s Digest, Mr. Monaghan worked in the finance groups of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and General Motors
Corporation.
Jonathan P. Ferrando has served as our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since January 2000. Mr. Ferrando
joined our Company in July 1996 and served in various capacities within our Legal Department, including as Senior Vice President and
General Counsel of our Automotive Retail Group from March 1998 until January 2000. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Ferrando was a
corporate attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom from 1991 until 1996.
Kevin P. Westfall has served as our Senior Vice President — Finance and Insurance and Fixed Operations since May 2003. From 2001
until May 2003, Mr. Westfall served as our Senior Vice President — Finance and Insurance. Previously, he served as President of our
former wholly-owned captive finance company, AutoNation Financial Services, from 1997 through 2001. He is also the former President of
BMW Financial Services for North America.
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