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Executive Team

O. Bruton Smith
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer


Mr. O. Bruton Smith has served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Sonic Automotive Inc. since January 1997. Mr. Smith is the Founder of Sonic Automotive Inc. Mr. Smith has worked in the retail automobile industry since 1966. Mr. Smith is also the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, a director and controlling stockholder of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. ("TRK").  Speedway Motorsports, Inc. is a public company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"). Among other things, SMI owns and operates the following NASCAR racetracks: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Sonoma Raceway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, and Kentucky Speedway.

B. Scott Smith
President, Chief Strategic Officer, Director


Mr. B. Scott Smith has served as President, Chief Strategic Officer and Director of Sonic Automotive Inc. since October 2002. Mr. Smith is the Co-Founder of Sonic Automotive Inc. Prior to his appointment as President in March 2007; Mr. Smith served as Sonic's Vice Chairman and Chief Strategic Officer since October 2002. Mr. Smith was President and Chief Operating Officer of Sonic from April 1997 until October 2002. Mr. Smith has over 20 years experience in the automobile dealership industry.

David Smith
Vice Chairman


Mr. David Smith was appointed to the office of Vice Chairman on March 31, 2013. Mr. Smith has served as Executive Vice President and Director of Sonic Automotive, Inc. since October 2008 and has served in Sonic's organization since 1998. Prior to being named a Director and Executive Vice President of Sonic in October 2008, he served as Sonic's Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Mr. Smith served as Vice President of Corporate Strategy of the company from October 2005 to March 2007, and also served prior to that time as Dealer Operator of several Sonic Automotive Dealerships.

Heath R. Byrd
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer


Mr. Heath R. Byrd assumed the office of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on March 31, 2013. Mr. Byrd had served as Sonic's Vice President and Chief Information Officer since November 2007 with responsibility for establishing and directing the strategic long-term goals, policies and procedures of Sonic's business technology group. Prior to joining Sonic, he served in a variety of management positions at HRAmerica, Inc., a workforce management firm that provided customized human resource and workforce development through co-sourcing arrangements ("HRAmerica"), including as a director, as President and Chief Operating Officer and as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer.

Jeff Dyke
Executive Vice President, Operations


Mr. Jeff Dyke serves as Executive Vice President of Operations of Sonic Automotive Inc. Mr. Dyke previously served as Division Chief Operating Officer - South East Division, where he oversaw retail automotive operations for the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and South Carolina. Mr. Dyke first joined Sonic in October 2005 as its Vice President of Retail Strategy.
  



Board of Directors

O. Bruton Smith
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer


Mr. O. Bruton Smith has served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Sonic Automotive Inc. since January 1997. Mr. Smith is the Founder of Sonic Automotive Inc. Mr. Smith has worked in the retail automobile industry since 1966. Mr. Smith is also the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, a director and controlling stockholder of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. ("SMI"). SMI is a public company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"). Among other things, SMI owns and operates the following NASCAR racetracks: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Sonoma Raceway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, and Kentucky Speedway.

B. Scott Smith
President, Chief Strategic Officer, Director


Mr. B. Scott Smith has served as President, Chief Strategic Officer and Director of Sonic Automotive Inc. since October 2002. Mr. Smith is the Co-Founder of Sonic Automotive Inc. Prior to his appointment as President in March 2007; Mr. Smith served as Sonic's Vice Chairman and Chief Strategic Officer since October 2002. Mr. Smith was President and Chief Operating Officer of Sonic from April 1997 until October 2002. Mr. Smith has over 20 years experience in the automobile dealership industry.

David Smith
Vice Chairman

Mr. David Smith was appointed to the office of Vice Chairman on March 31, 2013. Mr. Smith has served as Executive Vice President and Director of Sonic Automotive, Inc. since October 2008 and has served in Sonic's organization since 1998. Prior to being named a Director and Executive Vice President of Sonic in October 2008, he served as Sonic's Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Mr. Smith served as Vice President of Corporate Strategy of the company from October 2005 to March 2007, and also served prior to that time as Dealer Operator of several Sonic Automotive Dealerships.

William Brooks
Director


Mr. William R. Brooks has been a Director of Sonic Automotive, Inc. since its organization in January 1997. Mr. Brooks is the Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI). Before the formation of SMI in December 1994, Mr. Brooks was the Vice President of Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway) and a Vice President and Director of Atlanta Motor Speedway.

William Belk
Director


Mr. William I. Belk has been a Director of Sonic Automotive, Inc. since March 1998. Mr. Belk is currently affiliated with Southeast Investments, NC, Inc., a FINRA member firm headquartered in Charlotte, NC. Mr. Belk's past professional experience includes serving as a North Carolina District Court Judge, serving as a partner in the investment banking firm Carolina Financial Group, Inc., and serving in the positions of Chairman and Director for certain Belk stores, a retail department store chain. Mr. Belk has also previously served as a Director of Monroe Hardware Co., Inc., a wholesaler of hardware materials. Mr. Belk is an attorney with an LLM-Taxation.

Robert H. Heller
Director


Mr. H. Robert Heller has been a Director of Sonic Automotive, Inc. since January 2000. Mr. Heller served as a Director of FirstAmerica Automotive, Inc. from January 1999 until its acquisition by Sonic in December 1999.  Mr. Heller was a Director and Executive Vice President of Fair, Isaac and Company from 1994 until 2001, where he was responsible for strategic relationships and marketing. From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Heller was President and Chief Executive Officer of Visa U.S.A. Mr. Heller is a former Governor of the Federal Reserve System, and has had a career in banking, international finance, government service and education.  Mr. Heller currently serves as Director of Bank of Marin as well as several private corporations.

Robert Rewey
Director


Mr. Robert L. Rewey has been a Director of Sonic Automotive, Inc. since December 2001. Mr. Rewey served as the Group Vice President of Ford Motor Company's North American Operations and Global Sales, Marketing and Customer Services from January 2000 until his retirement in April 2001. During his career with Ford, Mr. Rewey also served as President of Lincoln Mercury Division and then Ford Division and Group Vice President of North American sales, marketing and customer service. He has served on the Board of Directors for Volvo Cars and Mazda Corporation. In his prior positions, Mr. Rewey was responsible for initiating Ford's global brand, motorsports and marketing executive development strategies. Mr. Rewey has served as a member of the Board of Visitors, Fuqua School, Duke University and the Dean's Council, Fisher School of Business, Ohio State University. Mr. Rewey currently serves as a Director of SMI and of LoJack Corporation, a public company traded on the Nasdaq.

Victor Doolan
Director


Mr. Victor H. Doolan has been a Director of Sonic Automotive, Inc. since July 2005.  Prior to being appointed as a Director of Sonic Automotive, Inc, Mr. Doolan served for approximately three years as president of Volvo Cars North America until his retirement in March 2005.  Prior to joining Volvo, Mr. Doolan served as the Executive Director of the Premier Automotive Group, the luxury division of Ford Motor Company from July 1999 to June 2002.  Mr. Doolan also enjoyed a 23-year career with BMW, culminating with his service as President of BMW of North America from September 1993 to July 1999. Mr. Doolan has worked in the automotive industry for approximately 36 years. 

Bernard C. Byrd, Jr.
Director


Mr. Byrd has been a Director of Sonic Automotive, Inc. since November 2013.  Mr. Byrd is an entrepreneur with more than twenty-five years of experience in a variety of business ventures.

He is a member of the Board of Directors for Secure EDI, a healthcare technology firm he co-founded and served as its President and CEO from 2005 to 2013. Secure EDI services thousands of healthcare providers and hundreds of healthcare payers nationwide.  He also serves on the board of Directors for Orchestrate Orthodontic Technologies, a company specializing in the next generation of 3D digital orthodontics. In addition, he is a partner in Think Say Records, an independent music record label as well as Tri-Cities Restaurant Group, which owns 20 plus Wendy's franchises.
 
During his career Byrd has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Secure EDI, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HRAmerica, President of Human Resource ONE, Vice President of Finance YourStaff and CFO for Staffing Services.