Employees at Asbury Automotive Group rank Craig Monaghan in the Bottom 15% of CEOs in Atlanta. Comparatively, employees at Sonic Automotive rank Bruton Smith in the Top 50% of CEOs in Hickory, NC. Employees rate their CEO differently based on the frequency of interaction, ability to affect company culture, and drive measurable results.

Craig Monaghan

CEO of Asbury Automotive Group

BIO: Mr. Craig Monaghan has been Special Advisor and Vice Chairman of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. since January 1, 2018. Mr. Monaghan served as Senior Vice President a of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Mr. Monaghan joined Asbury in May 2008 after holding the position of Chief Financial Officer at Sears Holdings Corp. Mr. Monaghan served as Chief Financial Officer of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. since May 2008. Prior to joining Sears, Mr. Monaghan served as Chief Financial Officer of AutoNation, Inc., the nation's largest automotive retailer. Previously, he was Chief Financial Officer of iVillage.com, which he helped take public in 1999. Earlier in his career, he was with Reader's Digest Association, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and General Motors Corp. Mr. Monaghan holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University, which he attended on a ROTC scholarship. After graduation, he completed his service in the United States Army, rising to the rank of Captain before returning to school and earning his M.B.A. at The Wharton School of Business.

Bruton Smith

CEO of Sonic Automotive

BIO: Mr. O. Bruton Smith serves as the President of Atlanta Motor Speedway Inc and Marcus David Corporation. Mr. Smith serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Manager at SRE California - 7 SCB, LLC. Mr. Smith Co-Founded and has been the Chairman of the Board of Sonic Automotive Inc since January 1997. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of SRE California - 9 BHB, LLC. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. since December 1994 until February 2015. He has been the Executive Chairman of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. since December 1994. He is the Owner of Sonic Financial Corporation. Mr. Smith has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Atlanta Motor Speedway, Inc., (???AMS???) since 1990, Texas Motor Speedway, Inc., (???TMS???) since its formation in 1995, Bristol Motor Speedway, Inc. (???BMS???) since January 1996, the subsidiary operating Infineon Raceway (???IR???) since November 1996 and the subsidiary operating Las Vegas Motor Speedway (???LVMS???) since December 1998. He served as Chief Executive Officer opf Sonic Automotive Inc. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. since December 1994 until February 2015. Mr. Smith served as the Chief Executive Officer of Charlotte Motor Speedway, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and its predecessor entities (???CMS???) since 1975, which he originally founded in 1959. He has worked in the retail automobile industry since 1966. He serves as the Chairman of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Inc. Mr. Smith served as Director of Charlotte Motor Speedway, LLC.