Brad Bickle
Title: CEO, Stanley Automotive Enterprises
Age: 48
Stores: 14 domestic-brand new-car stores and 2 used-car stores, all in Texas
Number of employees: Fewer than 500
2009 average monthly sales: 307 new and 323 used
Deep into the recession, Brad Bickle, the newly appointed CEO of Stanley Automotive Enterprises, realized he would be the architect of some drastic cuts.