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• EDUCATION AND EARLY CAREER
• APPLES, ORANGES, AND AUTO PARTS
• IN THE ZONE
• BUSINESS ETHICS 101
• A CULTURE OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Chairman, chief executive officer, and president, AutoZone

Nationality: American.

Born: 1959, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Education: University of Notre Dame, BA; Northwestern University, MA.

Career: Quaker Oatmeal Cereals, 1995–1996, general manager of U.S. Food Division; Sara Lee Corporation, 1996–1998, senior vice president of snacks division; 1997–1998, president of bakery foods service division; Tops Markets, 1998–2000, CEO and president; Ahold USA, 2000–2001,...