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Corporate Governance
 

Executive Management Team

Lawrence C. Day
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
TBC Corporation

Larry Day was elected Chairman in November 2005, Chief Executive Officer in October 1999 and President in October 1998. Mr. Day joined TBC in April 1998 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Prior to joining TBC, Mr. Day spent five years with Monro Muffler and Brake, Inc, serving as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to 1998. Previously, Mr. Day held key managerial positions with Montgomery Ward and the Firestone Tire & Rubber, Co.

J. Glen Gravatt
President
TBC Purchasing & Distribution Division

Glen Gravatt was named President, TBC Purchasing & Distribution Division in April 2008. Mr. Gravatt became Executive Vice President of Purchasing in November 2003 and has served as a key member of TBC's management team since 1984.

Prior to joining TBC, Mr. Gravatt held various accounting positions in the financial management and consumer products industries. Mr. Gravatt received graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of Memphis.

Timothy J. Miller
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
TBC Corporation

Tim Miller was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer in October 2006. Mr. Miller was named Vice President and Treasurer in August 2002 and elevated to Senior Vice President in 2005. He joined TBC in September 2000 as Assistant Treasurer. Mr. Miller is also the executive responsible for TBC's Shared Services Group.

Prior to joining TBC, Mr. Miller held various positions of increasing responsibility within the financial management industry. Mr. Miller received a graduate degree from the University of Memphis and an undergraduate degree from Washington State University.

Erik R. Olsen
Chief Operating Officer, TBC Corporation
President & Chief Executive Officer, TBC Wholesale Group

Erik Olsen was named Chief Operating Office in April 2012 and President & Chief Executive Officer of the TBC Wholesale Group and TBC Corp. Executive Vice President in October 2008. Mr. Olsen was elected to the TBC Board of Directors in November of 2008. He joined TBC in December 2004 as Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer and was elevated to Executive Vice President in 2005. Mr. Olsen added the responsibility of President, Carroll Tire Company from 2005 to 2008.

Prior to joining TBC, Mr. Olsen held various senior management positions with Michelin North America. Prior to joining Michelin in 1996, Mr. Olsen held marketing and sales positions of increasing responsibility with Procter & Gamble, The Clorox Company and Ralston Foods. Mr. Olsen received an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

 
 

Senior Management Team

Markus Hockenson
Senior Vice President,
Company Store Operations

Mr. Hockenson was named Senior Vice President of company store operations for Tire Kingdom, National Tire and Battery (NTB) and Merchant’s Tire and Auto Centers, effective May 1, 2013.

Prior to joining TBC, Mr. Hockenson held the position of Senior Vice President – Store Operations, Advance Auto Parts, based in Denver, Colorado. Prior to joining Advance Auto Parts in 2008, Mr. Hockenson held operations management positions of increasing responsibility both in the United States and United Kingdom for Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Starbucks Coffee Company. Mr. Hockenson received an undergraduate degree from the University of California - Davis.

Kevin A. Kormondy
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer,
Big O Tires

Kevin Kormondy was named Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Big O Tires in April 2008. Mr. Kormondy joined Big O Tires in February 2002 as Divisional Vice President and became Senior Vice President of Business Development in April 2006. Big O Tires is part of the TBC Retail Group.

Prior to joining Big O Tires, Mr. Kormondy held various management positions in the telecommunications and automotive retail industries. Mr. Kormondy received an undergraduate degree from Union College.

Martin S. Krcelic
Executive Vice President, TBC Brands & Treadways

Marty Krcelic was promoted to Executive Vice President, TBC Brands & Treadways in September of 2011. He was named Senior Vice President, TBC Brands in April 2009. Mr. Krcelic joined TBC Brands in January 2007 after spending seven years in various management positions with TBC subsidiary, Treadways. TBC Brands and Treadways are part of the TBC Wholesale Group.

Prior to joining Treadways, Mr. Krcelic held management and sales positions with various leading companies in the tire industry including President, David Early Tires and Vice President, Parnelli Jones. Mr. Krcelic received an undergraduate degree from the University of San Francisco.

K. Lyle Symonds
President, Carroll Tire Company

Lyle Symonds was named President Carroll Tire Company in April 2008. Mr. Symonds joined Treadways in June 2000. Prior to his current position, he was promoted to President of Treadways in January 2007. Carroll Tire Company is part of the TBC Wholesale Group.

Prior to joining Treadways, Mr. Symonds held various sales and finance positions of increasing responsibility with several manufactures in the tire industry. Mr. Symonds received an undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University.

Brian Maciak
SVP, General Counsel and Secretary
for TBC Corporation

Brian Maciak joined TBC Retail Group in April 2009 as VP, General Counsel. In April 2012, he was promoted to SVP, General Counsel and Secretary for TBC Corporation and its Affiliated Companies. Mr. Maciak serves as the chief legal officer of the Company and oversees its team of attorneys and paralegals responsible for all aspects of TBC’s legal affairs.

Before joining TBC, Mr. Maciak was VP & General Counsel for an international real estate management company where he led the Legal, Risk Management and Human Resources departments. Prior to that, he served as VP & Assistant General Counsel for Michaels Stores, Inc. in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Maciak graduated, Magna Cum Laude, from Syracuse University College of Law and Kent State University.