BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MARCH 13, 2000 ISSUE
PEOPLE Michael J. Jackson BORN 1949, Philadelphia, Pa. EDUCATION B.S., political science, St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia, 1971 FIRST JOB At age 10, shoveling horse manure at a local stable for $1 a stall EARLY AMBITION To become a lawyer, but he abandoned the idea after working at a Mercedes dealership. ''I really fell in love with the car business,'' he says. MANAGEMENT STYLE ''He'll give you as much rope as you need without letting you hang yourself,'' says a colleague. CAREER HIGH Turning around Mercedes-Benz USA with sportier models and smart ads. HOBBIES Golf, to stay humble. Colleagues and friends say he is fiercely competitive on the course. FAMILY Married, one daughter. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS AutoNation's Driver Takes a Sharp Turn RESUME: Michael J. Jackson ONLINE ORIGINAL: Wayne Huizenga: "We Were Accused of Being Drunken Sailors" INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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