Steve Odland Quotes

United States, Businessman
1958

Steve Odland is an American businessman. He is the President and CEO of The Conference Board. He also is the former Chairman and CEO of Office Depot, Inc. and AutoZone, Inc., and the former President and CEO of Tops Markets and the Committee for Economic Development.

I don't mean to sugarcoat the figure on restatements, but I think it is positive - it shows a healthy system. The general impression of the public is that accounting rules are black and white. They are often anything but that, and in many instances the changes in earnings came after new interpretations by the chief accountant of the SEC.

Steve Odland
- Changes
- Rules
- System
You have more independent eyes scrutinizing the decision-making and financial statements of companies.

Steve Odland
- Eyes
- Decision
- Statements

There's been a sea change in our focus on corporate ethics. We've made more progress in the last three years than the previous 30.

Steve Odland
- Change
- Ethics
- Corporate