From 2001-2005 Odland was President , Chairman , and CEO of AutoZone . At the end of his tenure , AutoZone had over $ 5.6 B in net sales , and approximately 3,500 stores and 45,000 employees across the U.S. and Mexico . He established the first corporate governance guidelines at the company . To drive teamwork and accountability he enacted , among other initiatives , the “ 40-headed CEO , ” in which every month the 40 most senior executives ( hence the " 40-headed CEO ” ) convened for a half a day to review the company ’s operations , performance , and financials . He was named top new CEO in 2002 by Bloomberg Markets Magazine . From 2005-2010 Odland was Chairman and CEO of Office Depot . During his tenure he implemented award-winning environmental initiatives ranging from green products to green buildings and energy saving measures . His commitment to diversity , including at the top echelons of the company , resulted in several awards and other accolades . The National Association for Female Executives named Office Depot as one of the top 30 companies dedicated to the advancement of women executives ; the Women ’s Business Development Council named it the Florida Corporation of The Year ; DiversityBusiness.com recognized the company as one of the top for multicultural business opportunities . Also , Office Depot ’s Supply Chain Diversity team published a catalog to exclusively feature Historically Underutilized Businesses – a first for the industry and one of the few such efforts in all of retailing . In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti , the Office Depot Foundation donated $ 10,000 to Doctors Without Borders to provide medical supplies ; it also donated $ 10,000 to Feed The Children . He is the 2007 recipient of Florida Atlantic University ’s Business Leader of the Year
2010 earthquake in Haiti
2010 Haiti earthquake
Steve Odland