AutoZone Announces Change to Executive Committee

MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO) today announced that Kenneth Jaycox has joined the company as senior vice president of sales and customer satisfaction.

Kenneth joins AutoZone from United States Steel Corporation, where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for US Steel’s commercial functions, customer value creation, pricing, and revenue growth. Prior to joining US Steel, he served as Vice President of Transformation at Sysco Corporation, where he led multiple sales, digital transformation, and supply chain initiatives. Throughout his career, Kenneth has held numerous leadership positions in commercial sales, customer engagement, business strategy, procurement, marketing, and operations.

Kenneth will serve on the Company’s Executive Committee and will report to Tom Newbern, Chief Operating Officer, Customer Satisfaction. “We are very excited to have Ken join AutoZone. He has exceptional business acumen, is a proven professional sales leader and brings a wealth of invaluable experience to this role. Ken is well-suited to continue to serve our customers and accelerate sales growth for many years to come,” said Phil Daniele, President and CEO, Customer Satisfaction.

About AutoZone:

As of May 4, 2024, the company had 6,364 stores in the U.S., 763 in Mexico and 109 in Brazil, for a total of 7,236 stores.

AutoZone is a leading retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories in America. Each store offers a wide range of products for cars, SUVs, vans and light trucks, including new and remanufactured hard auto parts, maintenance supplies, accessories and non-automotive products. Most stores have a commercial sales program that provides fast delivery of parts and other products and commercial credit to local, regional and national repair shops, dealers, service stations, fleet owners and other accounts. AutoZone also sells hard auto parts, maintenance supplies, accessories and non-automotive products through www.autozone.com, and our commercial customers can purchase through www.autozonepro.com. In addition, we sell the ALLDATA brand of automotive diagnostic, repair, collision and shop management software through www.alldata.com. We also provide information about Duralast brand products through www.duralastparts.com. AutoZone does not generate revenue from automotive repair or installation services.

Contact info:
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