W.M. "Rusty" Rush has served as President of the Company since 1995 and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 2006. Mr. W.M. "Rusty" Rush has overseen all day-to-day operations of the Company since 2001, when he was named the Company's Chief Operating Officer. Mr. W.M. "Rusty" Rush served as Vice President and Executive Vice President of the Company from 1990 until November 1995 when he began his service as President of the Company.
W. Marvin Rush Chairman of the Board
W. Marvin Rush founded the Company in 1965. He served as President from its inception until November 1995 when he began his service as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In 2006, he resigned his position as Chief Executive Officer, but continues to serve as Chairman of the Board. W. Marvin Rush was named North American Peterbilt Dealer of the Year in1993, 1994, 2000 and 2001, and was named American Truck Dealers' Dealer of the Year in 2008. He currently serves on the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Board.
Harold D. Marshall Director
Harold D. Marshall has served as a director of the Company since February 1999. Mr. Marshall served as President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of Associates First Capital Corp. from May 1996 until his retirement in March 1999. Mr. Marshall joined Associates First Capital Corp. in 1961 and organized its Transportation Division in 1974. Mr. Marshall served as Vice Chairman of the American Trucking Association, Trustee of the American Trucking Association Foundation, and as a Trustee on the Board of Trustees of the Dallas Museum of Art. Mr. Marshall currently serves as Trustee Emeritus of the Hudson Institute Board of Trustees. Mr. Marshall served as a director of Overnite Corp. from November 19, 2003, until Overnite Corp. was acquired by United Parcel Service, Inc. on August 5, 2005.
Thomas A. Akin Director
Thomas A. Akin has served as a director of the Company since August 2004. Mr. Akin worked in the audit department of E&Y from 1976 until 1989 and has served as the director of the audit department of Akin, Doherty, Klein & Feuge, P.C., in San Antonio, Texas since 1991. Throughout his career, Mr. Akin has served as the client service executive responsible for the independent audit of companies registered with the SEC.
James C. Underwood Director
James C. Underwood was appointed to the Board of Directors on February 21, 2008. Mr. Underwood is a career veteran of the commercial vehicle industry, having served in managerial and executive positions at GMC Truck & Coach Division, IVECO and American Isuzu Motors. In September 2000, Mr. Underwood became President and COO of General Motors Isuzu Commercial Truck, LLC, a joint venture to consolidate Isuzu and General Motors medium-duty commercial vehicle sales, service and marketing functions in the United States. Mr. Underwood served as Vice Chairman of Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. from 2007 until his retirement on February 29, 2008.
Gerald R. Szczepanski Director
Gerald R. Szczepanski has served as a director of the Company since October 2008. Mr. Szczepanski was the co-founder, and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gadzooks, Inc., a publicly traded, specialty retailer of casual clothing and accessories for teenagers. On February 3, 2004, Gadzooks, Inc. filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division (Case No. 04-31486-11). Mr. Szczepanski is a director, Chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee of GameStop Corp.