Monro COO Departing After About Year On Job

Matthew Evan Naylor is resigning as chief operations officer of Monro Inc., effective April 30, according to a Feb. 22 filing with the SEC. He will remain with the Rochester, NY-based company until that time to help transition responsibilities.

Naylor, who joined the company in March 2018, oversees all aspects of Monro’s store operations and is responsible for executing the company’s store-related initiatives. He reports to Brett Ponton, President and CEO.

Naylor came to Monro with over two decades of operations management experience, including time as the vice president of sales and operations at Murphy USA, a national gas station and convenience store chain. Prior to that, he held a series of operational leadership roles with Target and Home Depot, including as a group vice president.