April 26, 2019—AutoNation Inc. announced that its stockholders elected Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. and Steven L. Gerard to AutoNation's Board of Directors at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on April 18, 2019.
"With their extensive corporate executive and board experience, we welcome the valuable experience and insight Tom and Steve will bring to the AutoNation Board," said Mike Jackson, AutoNation's executive chairman.
Baltimore has been the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc., an NYSE-listed lodging real estate investment trust, since January 2017. Between May 2016 and January 2017, Baltimore was the president and chief executive officer of the planned Hilton Real Estate Investment Trust.
Gerard served as the chief executive officer of CBIZ, Inc., a provider of integrated business services and products, from October 2000 until his retirement in March 2016, and he continues to serve as the chairman of its board of directors, a position he has held since October 2002.
