William C. Rhodes III

William C. Rhodes III is President and Chief Executive Officer of AutoZone, Inc.( AZO ). Rhodes is a graduate o f the University of Tennessee at Martin with an accounting degree. He also earned a master of business administration degree from the University of Memphis.

William C. Rhodes III began his career at AutoZone in 1994. Before this, he was a manager at Ernst & Young LLP. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of AutoZone, Inc., a Fortune 300 company. He was named to those positions on March 13, 2005, following more than 12 years with the company where he served in a variety of executive-level roles. In 2007, he was named chairman of the company.