CarMax names Darren Woodell as VP, controller and chief accounting officer
CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX) appointed Darren W. Woodell as Vice President, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer, effective November 11, 2026, according to a company statement dated October 19, 2026.
Woodell, 50, will assume the principal accounting officer responsibilities from Enrique N. Mayor-Mora, who will remain in his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Woodell joins CarMax from Genworth Financial, Inc., where he served as Vice President and Controller since February 2024. He held several roles at Genworth beginning in 2010, including Assistant Controller from April 2022 to December 2023 and Director of Financial Reporting from January 2017 to March 2022. Before Genworth, he worked at Lumber Liquidators, Inc. as Assistant Controller and at Ernst & Young, LLC in its assurance practice. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Virginia and Florida.

Under the terms of his offer letter, Woodell will receive an annual base salary of $385,000 and a one-time corporate bonus of $175,000 to be paid in May 2027. He will be eligible for a target annual incentive bonus equal to 50% of his base salary, participation in the company's stock incentive program, a sign-on bonus of $100,000, and stock-settled restricted stock units valued at $330,000, vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date.

