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accession: "0001628280-26-066051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AN"
cik: "0000350698"
company_name: "AUTONATION, INC."
filed_at: "2026-10-16T12:31:57+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-16T12:35:05.071190+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AutoNation appoints Goodyear CEO Mark Stewart to board, expanding it to 10 directors

## Summary
- Board increased to ten directors and named Mark Stewart an independent director effective October 13, 2026.
- Stewart has been CEO and President of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and a member of its board since January 2024.
- Previously COO of North America for Stellantis, leading a unit with over 88,000 employees and more than $90 billion in revenue; also ex-Amazon, ZF TRW, TRW, Tower Automotive.
- Compensation: $50,000 annual board retainer, prorated for 2026, plus expense reimbursement and eligibility for equity awards under the 2024 Non-Employee Director Equity Plan.
- Chairman Rick Burdick cited Stewart's experience leading complex organizations through transformation across the U.S., Europe and Asia.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-066051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AN
- cik: 0000350698
- company_name: AUTONATION, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-10-16T12:31:57+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000162828026066051/0001628280-26-066051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000162828026066051/an-20261013.htm

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