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This excerpt taken from the AN DEF 14A filed Apr 5, 2007.
Election of Directors
 
(Proposal 1)
 
Our Board of Directors currently consists of ten members. Each of our current directors was elected by our stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2006, except for Carlos A. Migoya and Robert R. Grusky, who were appointed to the Board effective June 22, 2006, and Kim C. Goodman, who was appointed to our Board effective February 5, 2007, respectively, by our Board of Directors upon the recommendation of our Nominating Subcommittee, and are standing for election for the first time. A third party search firm engaged by the Nominating Subcommittee to identify potential nominees for director recommended to the Nominating Subcommittee Ms. Goodman as a nominee for director. Messrs. Grusky and Migoya were recommended to the Nominating Subcommittee as nominees for director by an independent director and executive officer, respectively. Our Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating Subcommittee, has nominated the eight persons listed below to stand for election for a new term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2008 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each of the nominees listed below is currently serving as a director. Detailed biographical and other information concerning each nominee for director is provided on pages 7 and 8 of this Proxy Statement. Each nominee is willing and able to serve as a director of AutoNation. As previously announced, Edward S. Lampert, who has served as one of our Directors since January 2002, has declined to stand for re-election in order to devote more time to his duties as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ESL Investments, Inc. and Chairman of Sears Holdings Corporation. Additionally, as previously announced, Irene Rosenfeld, who has served as one of our Directors since March 1999, has declined to stand for re-election in order to focus her attention on her duties as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kraft Foods Inc.
 
     
Nominees For Director
 
Positions and Offices Held with Us
 
Mike Jackson
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Robert J. Brown
  Director
Rick L. Burdick
  Director
William C. Crowley
  Director
Kim C. Goodman
  Director
Robert R. Grusky
  Director
Michael E. Maroone
  Director, President and Chief Operating Officer
Carlos A. Migoya
  Director
 
 
Our Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the election
of each of the nominees for director named above.
 


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Election of Directors
 
(Proposal 1)
 
Our Board of Directors currently consists of eight members. Each of our current directors was elected by our stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2005, except for Michael E. Maroone, who was appointed to our Board effective July 27, 2005 upon the recommendation of our Corporate Governance Committee, and is standing for election for the first time. Our Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating Subcommittee, has nominated the seven persons listed below to stand for election for a new term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2007 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each of the nominees listed below is currently serving as a director. Detailed biographical and other information concerning each nominee for director is provided on pages 7 and 8 of this Proxy Statement. Each nominee is willing and able to serve as a director of AutoNation. J.P. Bryan, who has served as one of our Directors since 1991, has announced that he will retire from our Board on the date of the Annual Meeting and has, therefore, declined to stand for re-election.
 
     
Nominees For Director
 
Positions and Offices Held with Us
 
Mike Jackson
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Robert J. Brown
  Director
Rick L. Burdick
  Director
William C. Crowley
  Director
Edward S. Lampert
  Director
Michael E. Maroone
  Director, President and Chief Operating Officer
Irene B. Rosenfeld
  Director
 
Our Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the election
of each of the nominees for director named above.


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