Primary Job Title Member of the Board of Directors Primary Organization Leader Auto Ressources Lar
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Regions Greater Philadelphia Area, Great Lakes, Northeastern US Gender Male
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Thomas Gibson has served as a member of our Board of Directors since June 2012. Gibson was with Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., an automotive retailer, which he founded, from November 1994 to December 2007, during which time he served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer from November 1994 to November 1999 and as Interim Chief
Executive Officer from October 2001 to December 2001.
Gibson serves on the boards of directors of Dealer Tire, LLC, a tire, maintenance and light-repair product distributor that partners with automobile manufacturers, since September 2003, Alliance Inspection Management, LLC, a new and pre-owned vehicle inspection partnership, since October 2006, and Leader Auto Resources LAR Inc., a car dealer cooperative buying group, since March 2011.
He also served on the board of directors of Dealertrack Technologies, Inc., a provider of software solutions and services for the automotive industry, from June 2005 to February 2008. From February 2008 to February 2010, Gibson served on the board of directors of Guilford Mills, Inc., a manufacturer of performance textiles for automotive and specialty markets, and from February 2008 to July 2009, Gibson served on the board of directors of Chrysler LLC, an automobile manufacturer from October 2007 to June 2009.
Gibson also served on the board of directors of Ikon Office Solutions, Inc., a provider of document management systems and services, from 1990 to 1999.
Gibson has over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry, previously holding senior sales, marketing and management positions with Ford Motor Company and Chrysler LLC before becomingPresident and Chief Operating Officer of Subaru of America, Inc. from September 1981 to April 1993.
Gibson holds a B.A. in Economics from DePauw University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
