CSK Auto Corporation Names Martin Fraser EVP
20 November 1999
- Responsible for Distribution, Merchandising and Commercial Areas, as Well as the Company's E-Commerce Initiative - PHOENIX, -- CSK Auto Corporation announced today that Martin Fraser has been promoted to Executive Vice President of CSK Auto, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary which is the largest retailer of automotive parts and accessories in the Western United States and one of the largest such retailers in the country. Mr. Fraser most recently was Senior Vice President with responsibility for the Company's Distribution, Merchandising, and Commercial activities. He will continue to oversee these areas, and will assume an expanded role in leading CSK Auto's e-commerce initiative, CSKAUTO.COM. "Since Martin Fraser joined CSK Auto 22 years ago, he has had an enormous impact on the success of the Company," said Maynard Jenkins, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CSK Auto Corporation. "He has demonstrated his exceptional leadership abilities in overseeing the Company's distribution, merchandising, and commercial activities, and is playing an increasing role in guiding the CSK's industry leading e-commerce effort as well." CSK Auto, Inc. is the largest retailer of automotive parts and accessories in the Western United States with annual sales in excess of $1 billion, and is among the top five automotive aftermarket retailers in the nation. CSK operates more than 1,100 stores in 17 states under four brand names: Checker Auto Parts in the Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions, Schuck's Auto Supply in the Pacific Northwest, Kragen Auto Parts in California, and Big Wheel in the Northern Plains region.