Asbury Automotive Group Announces New President & COO for Arkansas-based North Point Dealerships.Business Editors STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2002 Asbury Automotive Group Asbury Automotive Group is a Fortune 1000 company based in New York, New York, and was founded in 1995. This company operates auto stores and franchises. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. , Inc., one of the nation's largest automotive retailers, today announced that Charles R. Oglesby has been named president and COO of its Arkansas-based North Point dealership group. North Point operates five auto dealerships in metro Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas required military intervention to desegregate schools (1957–1958). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 556–557] See : Bigotry , and one in Texarkana, Arkansas Texarkana is the largest city and county seatGR6 of Miller County, Arkansas. It effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses a state line — the other half, the city of Texarkana, Texas, lies on the other side of State Line Avenue. . Mr. Oglesby will report to both Thomas F. (Mack) McLarty, chairman of the North Point platform, and Kenneth Gilman, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Asbury Automotive Group. Oglesby is a 30-year veteran of the automotive dealership industry. Prior to joining North Point, he was president of the San Francisco-based First American First American may refer to:
The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents. . "We are very pleased that Charles has accepted this position," said Mr. Gilman. "This appointment underscores Asbury's ability to attract dynamic leaders to its dealership management team." "We first tried to recruit Charles to our company 20 years ago, so of course we are pleased to now have him lead our operations in Arkansas," McLarty said. North Point Automotive operates five North Point branded dealerships, selling Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Toyota, BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. , Volvo, Nissan, Volkswagen, Chrysler, Dodge and Mazda automobiles. Oglesby succeeds current president, Stephen B. Humphries, who is retiring. About Asbury Automotive Group Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut currently operates 132 franchises at 91 dealership locations. The company offers customers an extensive range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicle sales and related financing and insurance, vehicle maintenance and repair services, replacement parts and service contracts. Asbury franchises include a diverse portfolio of 36 American, European and Asian brands. |
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