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Bruce Clark Named CIO And Senior Vice President, STS

7 January 1999

Bruce Clark Named CIO And Senior Vice President, STS

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 7 -- AutoZone, Inc.
announced that Bruce Clark, 52, will join the company as senior vice
president, systems technology and support and chief information officer. Clark
comes to AutoZone after 16 years at Brylane, Inc., where he started as vice
president, MIS and CIO for Brylane's predecessor company, Lane Bryant. After
holding several MIS positions, he rose to CIO and senior vice president,
telemarketing.
    Clark, who reports to Tim Vargo, president and COO, fills the position
left by Steve Valentine who was named AutoZone's senior vice president,
international.
    "We're very excited to add such a seasoned business professional like
Bruce to our team," said John Adams, chairman and CEO. "His brings a rich
background in technology and has great experience in a fast-moving retail
environment."
    Brylane is a consumer catalog business that had over $1.3 billion in sales
during its most recent fiscal year.
    AutoZone sells auto and light truck parts, chemicals and accessories
through 2,177 AutoZone stores in 38 states and 446 stores acquired from Chief.
Chief stores are being converted to AutoZone stores. AutoZone also sells
heavy-duty truck parts through 43 TruckPro stores in 14 states, and automotive
diagnostic and repair software through ALLDATA.