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AutoNation, Inc.

Automotive retailing

AutoNation, Inc., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is America's largest automotive retailer. AutoNation is a component of the S&P 500 Index. AutoNation owns and operates over 270 new vehicle franchises in 15 states. AutoNation offers a diversified range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicles, automotive repair services, and automotive finance and insurance products. AutoNation has sold over 9 million vehicles, the only auto retailer to achieve this milestone

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

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Mike Maroone President & COO, AutoNation

• President and COO

Mike Jackson Chairman and CEO AutoNation

• CEO [+1]

• Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (?→'15)

David L Koehler

• SVP (Nov '11→?)

Michael J Stephan

• VP - Corporate Controller

J Alexander McAllister

• Controller [+1]

• Vice President

Jonathan P Ferrando

• Secretary [+2]

• General Counsel

• Secretary ('16→?)

Michael J Short

• CFO [+1]

• CFO (?→'15)

George D Johnson Jr Founder and chairman of Johnson Development Associates

• Director (past)

Peter Thiel Vice President Corporate Development at AutoNation

• Vice President Corporate Development (Feb '18→?)

Dan Best

• Vice President / Head ('16→?)

Owners

Cascade Investment, L.L.C. Bill Gates' wholly owned holding company, led by Michael Larson

• institutional investor; percent stake: 11%

Horizon Kinetics LLC Investment firm

• Institutional investor

Eddie Lampert Investor

• major shareholder

William C Crowley

• major shareholder

Richard Sherman Chief Executive Officer at the Geffen Company

• Owner*

ESL Investments, Inc. Hedge fund

• Owner; percent stake: 47%

Board Members

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Tomago Collins

• Board Member (Oct '14→?)

Mike Jackson Chairman and CEO AutoNation

• Chairman, CEO [+1]

• Board Member

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo President and CEO, Celebrity Cruises

• Board member ('20→?)

Alison H Rosenthal

• Board Member (Mar '11→?)

David B Edelson

• Board Member (Jul '08→?)

Thomas J Baltimore Jr RLJ Development

• Board Member

Rick L Burdick

• Director

Robert R Grusky Founder and Managing Member Hope Capital Management, LLC

• Director

Robert J Brown

• Director (Feb '10→?)

Steve Berrard Former CEO, AutoNation (1996-1999) and Blockbuster

• CEO ('96→'99)

Child Organizations

AutoNation Financial Services Captive finance company

• Child Org

Memberships

Take Stock in Children FL-based non-profit focused on education

• Corporate Partner

Services & Transactions

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms

• Client · 192,598 USD ('04)

Arthur Andersen Top accounting firm until 2002; Enron auditor found guilty of criminal charges

• Lobbying Firm · 80,000 USD ('99)

Squire Patton Boggs LLP Law and lobbying firm based in Washington, DC

• Lobbying Firm · 80,000 USD ('99→'04)

Lobbying

US Senate upper house of the United States Congress

• Direct Lobbying ('99)

US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Direct Lobbying ('99)