from 2001-2005 odland was president, chairman, and ceo of autozone. at the end of his tenure, autozone had over $5.6b in net sales, and approximately 3,500 stores and 45,000 employees across the u.s. and mexico. he established the first corporate governance guidelines at the company. to drive teamwork and accountability he enacted, among other initiatives, the “40-headed ceo,” in which every month the 40 most senior executives (hence the "40-headed ceo”) convened for a half a day to review the company’s operations, performance, and financials.