# William C. Rhodes III

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:person:william-c-rhodes-iii |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/william-c-rhodes-iii |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 13 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 7 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 1 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T06:16:09.288689+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T21:35:01.986+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: William C. Rhodes III
- Display name: William C. Rhodes III

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T06:16:09.625975+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.941 |
| Directors | 0 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 2 |
| Entity class | person |

## Section coverage

| Section | State |
| --- | --- |
| identity | PUBLISHED |
| corporate_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| board | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| committees | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| leadership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| financials | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| capital_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| compensation | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| shareholder_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| audit | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| legal | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| risk | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| cyber | PUBLISHED |
| ai_governance | PUBLISHED |
| agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| events | PUBLISHED |
| relationships | PUBLISHED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Governance events

- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: William C. Rhodes III seat on Regions Financial Corporation, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T21:35:01.986+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:158bzk51tkqe4f
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: William C. Rhodes III seat on AutoZone, effective 2005-01-01. Effective: 2005-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T21:35:01.986+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:113wlp19b753z

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://person/william-c-rhodes-iii/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Executive Chair at Regions Financial Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-c-rhodes-iii:role:1. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:91c0c24b16e098eb4a9b895a4ed9e2e8c984e19a58bf9bcdd1e5305ec3d10d80.
- Director at AutoZone. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-c-rhodes-iii:role:2. Valid from: 2005-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:96245eeee88e017811bd7a3b5541aeb6d32b25abc0f4287ae543e7c83636493d.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-c-rhodes-iii:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:08239eda3ed1b1786d0c06243613971f4fa1396675bb2594a236a93a0f631c27.

## Board independence

- Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-c-rhodes-iii:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8bf3a98455de0aae17f09fdc85332519c2a3292d409ae85fedcd82c2ca678fe0.
- Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-c-rhodes-iii:board_independence:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:36e30cabe81b3b022131a7e3eee6f518d709087299a3ca9923bbe366d045b4f9.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of AutoZone, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-c-rhodes-iii:board_membership:4. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8bf3a98455de0aae17f09fdc85332519c2a3292d409ae85fedcd82c2ca678fe0, alpha:projection-evidence:7a51014adf35ba384141344083069439deacd7697614e77e1712a040a64b7730, alpha:projection-evidence:document:36e30cabe81b3b022131a7e3eee6f518d709087299a3ca9923bbe366d045b4f9.
- Serves on the board of Regions Financial Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-c-rhodes-iii:board_membership:5. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:36e30cabe81b3b022131a7e3eee6f518d709087299a3ca9923bbe366d045b4f9, alpha:projection-evidence:f2cce235af1764d2cc8ec076f40f31a8e7b7cbeea80ca4dd35d9ce82e66226dc.

## Board role

- Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-c-rhodes-iii:board_role:6. Valid from: 2025-10-28. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:08239eda3ed1b1786d0c06243613971f4fa1396675bb2594a236a93a0f631c27.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-c-rhodes-iii:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2025-10-28. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:08239eda3ed1b1786d0c06243613971f4fa1396675bb2594a236a93a0f631c27, alpha:projection-evidence:document:36e30cabe81b3b022131a7e3eee6f518d709087299a3ca9923bbe366d045b4f9.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-c-rhodes-iii:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:08239eda3ed1b1786d0c06243613971f4fa1396675bb2594a236a93a0f631c27.

## Executive company

- Executive at AutoZone, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-c-rhodes-iii:executive_company:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:08239eda3ed1b1786d0c06243613971f4fa1396675bb2594a236a93a0f631c27.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Executive Chairman. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-c-rhodes-iii:executive_title:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:08239eda3ed1b1786d0c06243613971f4fa1396675bb2594a236a93a0f631c27.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-c-rhodes-iii:technology_background:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:08239eda3ed1b1786d0c06243613971f4fa1396675bb2594a236a93a0f631c27.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Leadership | PUBLISHED |
| Board and committees | PUBLISHED |
| Governance | PUBLISHED |
| Financials | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Workforce | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | NOT_APPLICABLE |

## Public sources

- alpha:projection-evidence:document:36e30cabe81b3b022131a7e3eee6f518d709087299a3ca9923bbe366d045b4f9: [Regions Financial Corporation director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001281761/000128176126000027/rf-20260323.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:91c0c24b16e098eb4a9b895a4ed9e2e8c984e19a58bf9bcdd1e5305ec3d10d80: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001281761/000128176126000027/rf-20260323.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:08239eda3ed1b1786d0c06243613971f4fa1396675bb2594a236a93a0f631c27: [AZO DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866787/000110465925103210/azo-20251217xdef14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:8bf3a98455de0aae17f09fdc85332519c2a3292d409ae85fedcd82c2ca678fe0: [AutoZone, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866787/000110465925103210/azo-20251217xdef14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:96245eeee88e017811bd7a3b5541aeb6d32b25abc0f4287ae543e7c83636493d: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866787/000110465925103210/azo-20251217xdef14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:f2cce235af1764d2cc8ec076f40f31a8e7b7cbeea80ca4dd35d9ce82e66226dc: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001281761/000128176126000027/rf-20260323.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:7a51014adf35ba384141344083069439deacd7697614e77e1712a040a64b7730: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866787/000110465925103210/azo-20251217xdef14a.htm).

## Rights

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| public_retrieval | allowed |
| agent_retrieval | allowed |
| redistribution | not_granted |
| model_training | not_granted |
| commercial_use | not_specified |
| relationship_pathfinding | not_granted |
| direct_contact | not_granted |

## Limitations

- Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.
- Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.
- Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.
- Private relationships and Council activity are excluded.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/william-c-rhodes-iii)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/william-c-rhodes-iii.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-c-rhodes-iii?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/william-c-rhodes-iii` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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