Goodman to leave Asbury; Stax appointed as interim CFO

Asbury Automotive Group's CFO Sean Goodman (left) and CEO David Hult
Asbury Automotive Group's CFO Sean Goodman (left) and CEO David Hult | https://www.asburyauto.com/

Asbury Automotive Group Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Sean Goodman is resigning from his role effective Nov. 15, and William Stax, vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer will take over as interim principal financial officer effective on Nov. 16.

Goodman has accepted a CFO position with another publicly traded company outside of the auto retail industry. 

“I would like to thank David for the opportunity to serve as CFO of such a great company," Goodman said of Asbury President and Chief Executive Officer David W. Hult. "I will miss Asbury and wish the team every success in the future."

"We thank Sean for his service to Asbury and wish him well in his next endeavor," Hult said. "We are pleased that Sean has agreed to remain with the company until after we file our quarterly report on the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2019."