Mike Odell
Michael R. Odell, known as Mike, served as the Chief Executive Officer at Pep Boys from September 22, 2008 until September 26, 2014 and served as its President from 2008 until 2014. He served as an Interim Chief Executive Officer at Pep Boys from April 23, 2008 to September 2008 and also served as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from September 17, 2007 to April 2008. Prior to that he served as an Executive Vice President and General Manager of Sears Retail & Specialty Stores which is a $27 billion division of Sears Holdings Corporation. He joined Sears in its finance department in 1994 and served until he joined Sears' operations team in 1998. Odell served in various executive operations positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President of Stores, Finance and Operations at Sears Automotive Group. He began his career with Deloitte & Touche in Chicago Illinois and served as its CPA. He has been a Director of Meritage Homes Corporation since December 2011. Odell holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Pep Boys looking for another CEO after Mike Odell's abrupt resignation - Philadelphia Business Journal". Philadelphia Business Journal. 29 September 2014.
- ↑ Mark Krieger (25 April 2008). "Pep Boys' Management Shakeup Could Be the Writing on the Wall". seekingalpha.com.
- ↑ Erin McCarthy (26 September 2014). "Pep Boys CEO Mike Odell Resigns". WSJ.
- ↑ "Michael R. Odell". Businessweek.com.