Roger Penske

Chair of the Board & Chief Executive Officer at Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

Roger Penske

Roger Penske

Chair of the Board & Chief Executive Officer at Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

Overview

Career Highlights

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
Detroit Diesel Corp.
Ilmor Engineering Ltd.

RelSci Relationships

2699

Number of Boards

20

Birthday

1937 - Shaker Heights, OH, United States

Age

84

Number of Awards

14

Estimated Net Worth

$1.6B

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Robert H. Kurnick, Jr.

President at Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Roger S. Penske, Jr.

President & Chief Executive Officer at SoCal Penske Dealer Group

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Sandra E. Pierce

Senior Executive Vice President, Private Client Group & Regional Banking Director & Chairman of Michigan at Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Greg Penske

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Penske Motor Group, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Walter P. Czarnecki

Executive Vice President at Penske Corporation

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Michael R. Eisenson

Co-Founder at Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Matthew P. Cullen

Former Chief Executive Officer at M-1 Rail

Relationship likelihood: Strong

James A. Hislop

Managing Director & Co-Founder at TRP Capital Advisors LLC

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Dan Gilbert

Founder at Rocket Companies, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Richard Peters

Managing Partner at Birmingham Capital Partners

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In The News

Business Wire

April 7, 2021

XPEL Grows INDYCAR Presence Through Enhanced Team Penske Partnership; Expanded Activation in 2021 Includes Three-Race Primary Sponsorship of No. 2 Chevy Driven by Two-Time Series Champ Josef Newgarden

PR Newswire

March 9, 2021

Penske Automotive Announces Rebranding of its U.S.-based Used Vehicle SuperCenters; Global Used SuperCenter Brand to be Named CarShop

The Miami Herald

February 19, 2021

Logano wants peace at Penske following Daytona 500 crash

Crain's Detroit Business

February 15, 2021

DeVos, Penske back new 'patient' PE fund; New pool of capital targets middle-market, small businesses

The Miami Herald

February 14, 2021

What Dale Earnhardt did for NASCAR: A lasting legacy and safer sport

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Roger Penske

Chair of the Board & Chief Executive Officer at Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

Family Members

Child

Roger S. Penske, Jr.

President & Chief Executive Officer at SoCal Penske Dealer Group

SoCal Penske Dealer Group operates as a dealer of new and used cars. The company is headquartered in West Covina, CA.

Child

Greg Penske

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Penske Motor Group, Inc.

Penske Motor Group, Inc. provides car dealership services. It specializes in selling AUDI, Honda, Lexus, Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, Scion and Toyota vehicles. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in El Monte, CA.

Child

Jay C. Penske

Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Penske Media Corporation

Penske Media Corp. engages in provision of digital media and information services. It offers digital media, publishing, and information services. It operates under the brand name of Veriety, WWD, Robb Report, BGR, IndieWire, RollingStone, BEAUTYINC, TVLine, and OMNYLYTICS. The company was founded by Jay C. Penske and Michael Ausiello in 2003 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Spouse

Kathryn Penske

Vice President, Board of Directors at The Nantucket Dreamland Foundation

The Nantucket Dreamland Foundation is an American nonprofit company located in Nantucket, MA. The firm operates as a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the cultural and intellectual life of Nantucket.

Memberships

Member

Current

Business Leaders For Michigan

Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM) is the state’s business roundtable, composed of the chairpersons, CEOs or most senior executives of the state’s largest job providers and universities. Together, their members power one-third of the state's economy and educate nearly one-half of the state's university students, which makes them a powerful driver for economic development and change.

Member

Current

The Business Council

The Business Council is a voluntary association of business leaders whose members meet several times a year for the free exchange of ideas both among themselves and with thought leaders from many sectors. In its most fundamental form, the Council seeks to foster understanding through discussion. It promotes learning, best practice sharing and networking by its members with a view to making a contribution to our society, the global economy and to business generally. Since its founding more than 75 years ago, The Business Council membership has consisted of a group of current or former chief executive officers from a broad range of companies. All major industries are represented among the members of The Business Council. Because schedule demands on senior business executives are extensive, the Council provides an especially valuable opportunity to discuss major subjects in a broader ranging forum than is normally available in the course of business activities. As part of its process, the Council invites leaders in government, politics, academia, science, medicine, technology and other sectors to address the Council and to participate in its discussions. Council members hope that these discussions result in better understanding by their invited guests as well as by the members themselves. Today, the Council meets three times a year in a collegial atmosphere to share and explore ideas.As a gathering of peers from many fields, the Council is entirely an educational and deliberative forum. It never takes positions as an organization and does not advocate any policy or course of action. Individual members sometimes do present their own views in public discussions. But they do so as individuals, rather than as representatives of the Council.

Member

Current

The British Racing Drivers' Club Ltd.

British Racing Drivers' Club Ltd. operates as a motor racing club. Its clubhouse features a restaurant, bars, and private gardens. The company was founded by J. D. Benjafield in 1928 and is headquartered in Towcester, the United Kingdom.

Career History

Founder

1969 - Current

Penske Corporation

Penske Corp. engages in the provision of transportation services. It operates through a variety of industry segments including retail automotive, truck leasing, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, and motorsports. The company was founded by Roger Penske in 1969 and is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, MI.

Managing Director

Prior

TRP Capital Advisors LLC

TRP Capital Partners specializes in making leveraged investments in growth-oriented transportation and transportation services companies. Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to: (1) specialty manufacturing and assembly (2) logistics/freight management (3) value-added distribution/warehousing (4) dealer services (5) fleet services (6) retail sales (7) financial services (8) outsourcing services and (9) training. TRP targets business with purchase prices of $25 million to $250 million. They look for companies with a strong customer service component to their products or services, the ability to support debt through operating cash flow and adequate liquidity options. TRP prefers to take control positions in their portfolio companies but also considers minority stake positions

Director

Prior

General Electric Capital Services, Inc.

General Electric Capital Services, Inc. used provides financial products and services. It offered loans, leases and other financial services to the construction, manufacturing, telecommunications, and healthcare industries. The company was founded in 1984 and was headquartered in Fairfield, CT.

Boards & Committees

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

1999 - Current

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

Penske Automotive Group, Inc. operates as an international transportation services company, which engages in the distribution of commercial vehicles, diesel engines, gas engines, power systems and related parts & services. It operates through the following segments: Retail Automotive, Retail Commercial Truck, Non-Automotive Investments, and Other. The Retail Automotive segment consists of retail automotive dealership operations. The Retail Commercial Truck segment is the dealership operations of commercial trucks in the U.S. and Canada. The Other segment is comprised of commercial vehicle and power systems distribution operation and other non-automotive consolidated operations. The Non-Automotive Investments segment is the equity method investments in non-automotive operations. The company was founded in October 1992 and is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, MI.

Chairman, Board of Directors

1982 - Current

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP engages in truck rental and leasing services. It offers full-service truck leasing, contract maintenance, commercial and consumer truck rentals, used truck sales, transportation and warehousing management, and supply chain management solutions. The company was founded by Roger S. Penske Sr. on December 1, 1969 and is headquartered in Reading, PA.

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

1969 - Current

Penske Corporation

Penske Corp. engages in the provision of transportation services. It operates through a variety of industry segments including retail automotive, truck leasing, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, and motorsports. The company was founded by Roger Penske in 1969 and is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, MI.

Chairman, Board of Directors

Current

M-1 Rail

M-1 RAIL is a non-profit organization formed in 2007 to lead the design, construction, and future operation of a 3.3-mile circulating streetcar along Woodward Avenue between Congress Street and West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan. M-1 RAIL is an unprecedented public-private partnership and model for regional collaboration Notably, the first major transit project being led and funded by both private businesses, philanthropic organizations, in partnership with local government, the State of Michigan, and U.S. Department of Transportation.

Member, Board of Directors

Current

The Downtown Detroit Partnership

Downtown Detroit Partnership is a partnership of corporate, civic and philanthropic leaders that supports advocates and develops programs and initiatives designed to create a clean, safe, and inviting Downtown Detroit.

Member, Board of Directors

Current

Business Leaders For Michigan

Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM) is the state’s business roundtable, composed of the chairpersons, CEOs or most senior executives of the state’s largest job providers and universities. Together, their members power one-third of the state's economy and educate nearly one-half of the state's university students, which makes them a powerful driver for economic development and change.

Non-Profit Donations & Grants

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$10K +

2014

Lehigh University

Lehigh is a premier residential research university, ranked in the top tier of national research universities each year. We are a coeducational, nondenominational, private university that offers a distinct academic environment of undergraduate and graduate students from across the globe. Our university offers majors and programs in four colleges: The College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Business and Economics, The College of Education and The P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. More than 4,700 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students call Lehigh "home." Located in Pennsylvania’s scenic Lehigh Valley, the campus is in close proximity to both New York City and Philadelphia. Lehigh is comprised of 2,358 acres, making it one of the largest private universities in the country. The Asa Packer Campus, Mountaintop Campus, and Murray H. Goodman Campus are contiguous. In 2012, the university received a Stabler Foundation gift of 755 acres in nearby Upper Saucon Township. Since 1865, generations of students have chosen Lehigh for their educational experience. They know Lehigh is a place where they can make strong personal connections with faculty, conduct research in diverse fields of study, thrive in a dynamic campus community, form lasting bonds with Lehigh alumni, and learn from their own life experiences.

$10K +

2013

Lehigh University

Lehigh is a premier residential research university, ranked in the top tier of national research universities each year. We are a coeducational, nondenominational, private university that offers a distinct academic environment of undergraduate and graduate students from across the globe. Our university offers majors and programs in four colleges: The College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Business and Economics, The College of Education and The P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. More than 4,700 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students call Lehigh "home." Located in Pennsylvania’s scenic Lehigh Valley, the campus is in close proximity to both New York City and Philadelphia. Lehigh is comprised of 2,358 acres, making it one of the largest private universities in the country. The Asa Packer Campus, Mountaintop Campus, and Murray H. Goodman Campus are contiguous. In 2012, the university received a Stabler Foundation gift of 755 acres in nearby Upper Saucon Township. Since 1865, generations of students have chosen Lehigh for their educational experience. They know Lehigh is a place where they can make strong personal connections with faculty, conduct research in diverse fields of study, thrive in a dynamic campus community, form lasting bonds with Lehigh alumni, and learn from their own life experiences.

$10K +

2012

Lehigh University

Lehigh is a premier residential research university, ranked in the top tier of national research universities each year. We are a coeducational, nondenominational, private university that offers a distinct academic environment of undergraduate and graduate students from across the globe. Our university offers majors and programs in four colleges: The College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Business and Economics, The College of Education and The P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. More than 4,700 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students call Lehigh "home." Located in Pennsylvania’s scenic Lehigh Valley, the campus is in close proximity to both New York City and Philadelphia. Lehigh is comprised of 2,358 acres, making it one of the largest private universities in the country. The Asa Packer Campus, Mountaintop Campus, and Murray H. Goodman Campus are contiguous. In 2012, the university received a Stabler Foundation gift of 755 acres in nearby Upper Saucon Township. Since 1865, generations of students have chosen Lehigh for their educational experience. They know Lehigh is a place where they can make strong personal connections with faculty, conduct research in diverse fields of study, thrive in a dynamic campus community, form lasting bonds with Lehigh alumni, and learn from their own life experiences.

Political Donations

$2,600

2014

Michelle Nunn

President & Chief Executive Officer at CARE

$2,500

2012

John D. Dingell, Jr.

$2,500

2012

Benjamin Eugene Quayle

Co-Founder at Tynwald Capital

Transactions

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Penske Automotive Group, Inc. purchases Penske Commercial Vehicles Pty Ltd. from Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

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Penske Automotive Group, Inc. issued USD Common Stock

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Penske Automotive Group, Inc. purchases Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP from General Electric Company

Public Holdings

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Awards & Honors

2019

Government of the United States of America - Presidential Medal of Freedom

Rank #1290

2017

Forbes Magazine - The World's Billionaires

Rank #1275

2016

Forbes Magazine - The World's Billionaires

Other Affiliations

Roger Penske is affiliated with Penske Corporation, TRP Capital Advisors LLC, General Electric Capital Services, Inc., Penske Automotive Group, Inc., Ilmor Engineering Ltd., IncWell LLC, Detroit Diesel Corp., Universal Technical Institute, Inc., Penske Truck Leasing Corp., Penske Automotive Group, Inc., Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP, Penske Corporation, The Home Depot, MH Sub I LLC, Delphi Corp. (Inactive), International Speedway Corp., General Electric Company, CarsDirect.com, Inc., Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing LLC, Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing-East, Inc., M-1 Rail, The Downtown Detroit Partnership, Business Leaders For Michigan, The First Tee, Detroit Economic Club, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, Universal Technical Institute, Inc., Legacy DMC, M-2 Rail

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