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Sonic Automotive Executive Team

The Sonic Automotive Executive Team is rated a "C-" and led by CEO Bruton Smith. Sonic Automotive employees rate their Executive Team in the Bottom 30% of similar size companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees.
Employees with 3 to 6 Years experience and Hispanic or Latino employees are more confident in their Executive Team, while employees with 6 to 10 Years experience and Asian or Pacific Islander employees think there is room for improvement. Out of their 5 competitors, Capital One, CarMax, AutoNation, Group 1 Automotive, and Asbury Automotive Group, Sonic Automotive's score ranks in 3rd place.

Last updated months ago.

Where This Score Ranks Sonic Automotive's Executive Team

  • BOTTOM
    30%

    In the Bottom 30% of 1210 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably

  • 3rd

    3rd place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably

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57
Feb
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Jun
58
Sep
58
Oct
C-58 / 100
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Sonic Automotive Key Executives

Name & Title
Bio
Bruton Smith  CEO / President
Bruton Smith
CEO / President
Mr. O. Bruton Smith serves as the President of Atlanta Motor Speedway Inc and Marcus David Corporation. Mr. Smith serves...
C. G. Saffer
Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President
Mr. C. G. Saffer has been the Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President of Sonic Automotive Inc since April 2002.
Heath R. Byrd
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
Mr. Heath R. Byrd has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Sonic Automotive Inc. since April...
Frank J. Dyke
Executive Vice President of Operations
Mr. Frank J. Dyke, also known as Jeff, has been Executive Vice President of Operations at Sonic Automotive Inc., since...
Stephen K. Coss
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Mr. Stephen K. Coss has been a Senior Vice President of Sonic Automotive Inc. since April 2004 and serves as General...
Rachel Richards
Chief Marketing Officer, VIce President Retail Strategy
Rachel Richards serves as the Chief Marketing Officer, VIce President Retail Strategy of Sonic Automotive. Rachel...
Toni Ortiz
Senior VP, Corporate Controller
Toni Ortiz serves as the Senior VP, Corporate Controller of Sonic Automotive. Toni started at Sonic Automotive in August...
David Padgett
Vice President of Fixed Operations
David Padgett serves as the Vice President of Fixed Operations of Sonic Automotive. David started at Sonic Automotive in...
Geoff Axton
VP dealer operations
Geoff Axton serves as the VP dealer operations of Sonic Automotive. Geoff started at Sonic Automotive in September of...
Richard OConnor
VP of Finance and Insurance
Richard OConnor serves as the VP of Finance and Insurance of Sonic Automotive.
Chris Maritato
Vice President of Business Technology
Chris Maritato serves as the Vice President of Business Technology of Sonic Automotive. Chris started at Sonic...
Alvin Lee
Executive Internet Manager
Alvin Lee serves as the Executive Internet Manager of Sonic Automotive. Alvin started at Sonic Automotive in June of...
Michael Egan
Chief Audit Executive
Michael Egan serves as the Chief Audit Executive of Sonic Automotive. Michael started at Sonic Automotive in January of...
Heath Byrd
Chief Financial Officer
Heath Byrd serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Sonic Automotive. Heath started at Sonic Automotive in April of...
Joe Cox
Regional Vice President
Joe Cox serves as the Regional Vice President of Sonic Automotive.
Charles Irwin
Regional Vice President
Charles Irwin serves as the Regional Vice President of Sonic Automotive.
Kevin Gaither
Regional Vice President TN/DC/OH/GA/SC
Kevin Gaither serves as the Regional Vice President TN/DC/OH/GA/SC of Sonic Automotive. Kevin started at Sonic...
CG Saffer
Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer
CG Saffer serves as the Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer of Sonic Automotive. CG started at Sonic Automotive in...
Tim Sparks
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Tim Sparks serves as the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Sonic Automotive. Tim started at Sonic Automotive...
Martin Walsh
Vice President Facilities Development
Martin Walsh serves as the Vice President Facilities Development of Sonic Automotive. Martin started at Sonic Automotive...
David Jezierny
VP, Development and Innovation
David Jezierny serves as the VP, Development and Innovation of Sonic Automotive. David started at Sonic Automotive in...
Peter DAngelo
Vice President, OSOE (One Sonic-One Experience)
Peter DAngelo serves as the Vice President, OSOE (One Sonic-One Experience) of Sonic Automotive. Peter started at Sonic...
John Russ serves as the VP of Sonic Automotive.
Jay Winston serves as the VP of Sonic Automotive. Jay started at Sonic Automotive in March of 2006. Jay currently...
Robert Sanders
VP Facility Development
Robert Sanders serves as the VP Facility Development of Sonic Automotive.
Donald Harris
Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis
Donald Harris serves as the Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis of Sonic Automotive. Donald started at Sonic...
Who Ranks Sonic Automotive's Executive Team the Highest?
Experience - 3 to 6 Years 90/100
Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino 83/100
Department - Operations 73/100
Who Ranks Sonic Automotive's Executive Team the Lowest?
Experience - 6 to 10 Years 29/100
Ethnicity - Asian or Pacific Islander 39/100
Gender - Female 46/100

Sonic Automotive's Executive Team Trendline

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Sonic Automotive Executive Team At a Glance

The Executive Team Score of 58/100 is calculated by combining aggregate responses to the questions of “How would you rate your executive team?” and “Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?”

30% of employees say “Yes, they approve of the job the executive team is doing at Sonic Automotive”, with 33% of employees with Over 10 Years experience saying yes.

The last rating scoring Sonic Automotive's executive team was provided months ago and has remained stable at 58 over the last 90 days.

How Sonic Automotive's Executive Team Score is Calculated

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Results from 68 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

61
out of 100
How would you rate your executive team?
AnswerPercent
Yes30%
No70%
Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

Sonic Automotive's Executive Team Rank Against Similar Sized Companies on Comparably

BOTTOM
30%

Sonic Automotive ranks in the Bottom 30% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Executive Team Score.

  1. Arcadis
    58 / 100
  2. Molina Healthcare
    58 / 100
  3. KBR
    58 / 100
  4. Sonic Automotive
    58 / 100
  5. Teva Pharmaceuticals
    58 / 100
  6. Realogy
    58 / 100
  7. Sanofi US
    58 / 100

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