Starboard Value LP has accumulated a stake of about $350M in CarMax (KMX) and sees an opportunity to speed up the company’s turnaround under the leadership of its incoming CEO Keith Barr, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter. The report further notes that Starboard has also nominated its own CEO Jeff Smith to lead the turnaround.
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