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Mr. Charles R. Oglesby serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Oglesby joined Asbury in 2002 as President of the North Point Automotive Group of Little Rock and in 2004 assumed the additional responsibility of the Nalley Automotive Group in Atlanta. He began his career as an Oldsmobile salesman and has held numerous management and ownership level positions at dealerships throughout the United States. Prior to joining North Point, he was president of the San Francisco-based First America Automotive, a 36-dealership group. Dealerships under Mr. Oglesby's management have earned some of the highest manufacturer's awards including Elite of Lexus, Toyota President's and Board of Governor's Awards, Honda President's Awards, Chrysler Five Star, and many more. He has served the automotive industry in a number of capacities including leadership roles on several Zone, Regional, and National Dealer Councils and Ad Associations. Mr. Oglesby is a native of Georgia and is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a BBA in Marketing.
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Mr. Craig Monaghan serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Monaghan joined Asbury in May 2008 after holding the position of Chief Financial Officer at Sears Holdings Corp. Prior to joining Sears, Mr. Monaghan served as Chief Financial Officer of AutoNation, Inc., the nation's largest automotive retailer. Previously, he was Chief Financial Officer of iVillage.com, which he helped take public in 1999. Earlier in his career, he was with Reader's Digest Association, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and General Motors Corp. Mr. Monaghan holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University, which he attended on a ROTC scholarship. After graduation, he completed his service in the United States Army, rising to the rank of Captain before returning to school and earning his M.B.A. at The Wharton School of Business.
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Lynne A. Burgess serves as our Vice President and General Counsel. Most recently, Ms. Burgess served as general counsel and secretary to the governance committee at Oliver, Wyman & Company, LLC, a strategy-consulting firm dedicated exclusively to the financial services industry. Prior to joining Oliver, Wyman & Company, Ms. Burgess was vice president, general counsel and assistant secretary at Entex Information Services, Inc., a multi-billion dollar personal computer systems integrator. Ms. Burgess received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. She also holds a Bachelor's degree from William Smith College. Ms.Burgess is also secretary to the Asbury Board of Directors.
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Mr. Phil Johnson serves as Vice President of Human Resources. Over the past 22 years, Mr. Johnson has held top human resources positions in large regional and national retail companies including Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Gimbels and Marshall Field's. In technology, he led the human resources function at Entex Information Services, a Desktop Systems Integrator and a subsidiary of Siemens AG. Mr. Johnson is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he received his MBA and a BA in Industrial Engineering.
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Mr. Allen Levenson serves as Vice President Sales & Marketing. Mr. Levenson is responsible for helping Asbury maximize units sales, increase Internet volume, build Asbury’s strong local brands, and manage the company’s public relations efforts. Mr. Levenson comes to Asbury from Gazelle.com, a leading consumer e-commerce company where he was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer. He has served in senior marketing positions with A&P Supermarkets, and two industry consolidators, Petroleum Heat & Power and United Rentals. Mr. Levenson also possesses extensive consulting experience with McKinsey & Company and Bain & Company. Mr. Levenson has an MBA from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and a BA in International Relations from Tufts University.
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Mr. John C. Stamm serves as Vice President Operations since January, 2002. Mr. Stamm joined Asbury in June, 2000. Mr. Stamm brings over 25 years of experience to the Company. Having entered the automobile business after completing his high school education, he has worked in all facets of fixed operations, sales and sales management and dealership operations. Mr. Stamm made the transition to General Manager in 1986 with Automanage Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio. Immediately prior to joining Asbury Mr. Stamm served as Fixed Operations Director with the Coughlin Automotive Group of Newark, Ohio.
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Mr. George C. Karolis serves as Vice President of Corporate Development and Real Estate. Mr. Karolis is responsible for acquiring new dealerships and managing the Company’s real estate portfolio. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Karolis worked with Arthur Andersen in its transaction advisory services group in New York City where he provided transaction support for several large private equity groups and other large clients including Asbury Automotive Group. Mr. Karolis graduated Magna Cum Laude from Seton Hall University in New Jersey and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Mr. Brett A. Hutchinson serves as Vice President & Controller responsible for financial reporting and accounting policy. Prior to joining the Company in April 1999, Mr. Hutchinson spent almost five years with Arthur Andersen in both Columbus, Ohio and in New York City. Mr. Hutchinson graduated from Case Western Reserve University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Mr. Charles Robinson serves as Vice President of Finance and Insurance. Mr. Robinson joined Asbury in August, 2004 and has an outstanding automotive background that spans a total of more than 30 years in the industry. He had a 24-year career with AON, and his most recent role was that of President and CEO of Resource Dealer Group, a marketing entity that distributes insurance products to the retail automotive industry. His duties at Resource included the leadership and management of a national field force, maintaining and strengthening client relationships through same store profitability, managing key vendor relationships, all facets of profit and loss, human resources and acquisitions. Meeting and exceeding expectations has always been a key factor at AON. Prior to working for AON, Charlie was the General Manager for two different automotive dealerships in Massachusetts . He attended North Adams and Middlesex colleges.
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Mr. Kenneth E. Jackson serves as Vice President of Platform Human Resources. With more than 15 years of Human Resources experience Mr. Jackson is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of Human Resource best practices in the platforms. Prior to joining Asbury, he has held Human Resources Management positions with NIKE, Inc. and Robinson-May Stores, a division of May Department Stores. Mr. Jackson received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Mr. Ronald J. Avallone serves as Vice President of Internal Audit and SOX Compliance responsible for Internal Auditing and Sarbanes-Oxley reporting compliance. Prior to joining the Company in August 2003, Mr. Avallone worked for 23 years in the corporate accounting and financial reporting office for ChevronTexaco. Mr. Avallone received his undergraduate and master degrees in accounting from Pace University.
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Mr. Matthew J. Mees serves Asbury as Vice President of Manufacturer Relations. Mr. Mees joined Asbury in June of 2002 following a seventeen-year career with DaimlerChrysler. Mr. Mees' responsibilities include facilitating the communication and building the relationship between our dealers, the manufacturers and Asbury's home office. He works closely with Asbury's acquisition team to identify opportunities for each of our Platforms as well as available dealerships through each of the manufacturers. His responsibilities also include understanding the policies and programs set forth by the OEM's. While at Chrysler Mr. Mees worked exclusively in their field organization and held various management and executive positions with responsibilities in Sales, Service, Parts and Marketing. Mr. Mees holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Ithaca College.
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Mr. Keith Style serves as Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations. Mr. Style’s primary responsibilities include establishing and directing Asbury’s communications with the buy-side and sell-side analyst community on Wall Street. In addition, Mr. Style is responsible for Asbury’s internal financial planning. Throughout his career at Asbury, Mr. Style has served in various capacities including Director of Budgeting and Forecasting and Assistant Controller. Mr. Style comes to Asbury from Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc., a leading satellite radio entertainment provider, where he served in the planning and controllership functions for more than five years. Prior to Sirius, Mr. Style was an auditor for Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Style holds a BA in Economics and Business from Lafayette College and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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