Earl J. Hesterberg

Earl J. Hesterberg (born 1953) is a businessman in the automotive industry.

Hesterberg is currently the Chief Executive Officer and President of Group 1 Automotive Inc. (since 2005). He is also a Director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Stage Stores Inc. (since 2010). He is on the Board of Trustees at Davidson College and the Board of Directors at the Greater Houston Partnership.

Being in these positions at Group 1 Automotive Inc., the firm has become a “more centralized money-making model.”

Hesterberg's total compensation for 2013 was: $4,509,740.

Hesterberg received his BA in Psychology at Davidson College in 1975 and his MBA from Xavier University.

Earl Hesterberg was born in Cincinnati, OH. He married his High School sweetheart. They have three children. He loves soccer. He collects old Bordeaux wine bottles, of which he currently has around 800. In terms of cars he has three: a blue BMW M5 (which he drives daily), a white Lexus LFA and a red Ford GT, which he describes as his “toys.”

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