O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. Nominates Thomas Hendrickson to Its Board of Directors
25 Fevereiro 2010 - 8:30AM
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:ORLY), announced
today that Thomas T. Hendrickson, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and Treasurer of The
Sports Authority, Inc., has been nominated to the Company's Board
of Directors to serve as an independent director. As
previously reported, on May 8, 2009, Mr. Joe C. Greene, an
independent Director of the Company's Board of Directors,
died. Based on the recommendation of its Corporate Governance
and Nominating Committee, the Company's Board of Directors
nominated Mr. Hendrickson to stand for election as a Class II
Director. Mr. Hendrickson will be included on the Company's
2010 Proxy Statement as a Class II Director candidate for the Board
to be elected for a three-year term at the Company's next Annual
Meeting of Shareholders.
Commenting on the nomination, David O'Reilly, Chairman of the
Board of O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. said, "We are excited about the
nomination of Mr. Hendrickson to our Board of Directors. His
28 years of retail operations experience and leadership will be a
great asset to our Board and our Company."
Mr. Hendrickson has served in his current role at The Sports
Authority, Inc., a leading sporting goods retailer, since January
of 1998. Previously, Mr. Hendrickson was employed by
Sportmart, Inc. from 1993 to 1998, serving as Vice President of
Finance, Senior Vice President, and most recently as Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that time, he
served as Divisional Vice President and Controller of Millers
Outpost from 1987 to 1993, and as Vice President and Controller of
Zondervan Publishing from 1985 to 1987.
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. is one of the largest
specialty retailers of automotive aftermarket parts, tools,
supplies, equipment and accessories in the United States, serving
both the do-it-yourself and professional installer markets. Founded
in 1957 by the O'Reilly family, the Company operated 3,421 stores
in 38 states as of December 31, 2009.
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