William C. Rhodes (businessman)

William C. Rhodes III 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. According to annual proxy filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, his 2005 compensation from AutoZone totaled over US $8.5M.
Rhodes is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin with an accounting degree. He also earned a master of business administration degree from the University of Memphis.
While CEO of AutoZone in 2009, William C. Rhodes III earned a total compensation of $3,052,765, which included a base salary of $752,385, a cash bonus of $1,017,977, stocks granted of $21,270, options granted of $1,138,717, and other compensation totaling $122,416.