Office Depot Taps AutoZone's Odland
By Alan Wolf -- TWICE, 3/21/2005
Delray Beach, Fla. — The No. 2 office supply retailer Office Depot has tapped AutoZone's chief executive Steve Odland as chairman/CEO, the company's fourth in five years.
He succeeds board member Neil Austrian, who has served as interim chairman/CEO since the ouster of Bruce Nelson in October.
Odland boosted AutoZone's sales, profits and share price during the four years he headed the nation's largest auto parts chain. Over the same period, Office Depot fell to second place in the office supply channel behind Staples, whose growth rate has long outpaced its rivals.
“Steve's track record in delivering strong operating performance and excellent financial results in challenging business environments makes him the ideal person to lead our company to the next level,” Austrian said.
Wall Street agreed, boosting Office Depot's shares 8 percent in the hours following the announcement last week, while AutoZone's stock price fell 13 percent.
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