ATLANTA, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Genuine Parts
Company (NYSE: GPC) announced today that its Board of Directors
elected James R. Neill to the
position of Senior Vice President – Employee Development and HR
Services. Mr. Neill was previously Senior Vice President of
Human Resources at Motion Industries, the Company's industrial
distribution company. In his new role, Mr. Neill will report
directly to Bruce Clayton, Senior
Vice President of Human Resources for the Company.
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Tom Gallagher, Chairman and CEO
of Genuine Parts Company, commented, "Jim joined Motion Industries
seven years ago after firmly establishing himself as an excellent
leader and executive in a variety of human resources roles over his
career. He has done an outstanding job in leading Motion's
HR organization and is well deserving of this
promotion. We look forward to the valuable experience Jim is
sure to bring to our corporate HR team."
The Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company declared a
regular quarterly cash dividend of fifty-three and three-quarter
cents ($.5375) per share on the
Company's common stock.
The dividend is payable July 1,
2013 to shareholders of record June
7, 2013.
About Genuine Parts Company
Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement
parts and accessories in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australasia. The Company also
distributes industrial replacement parts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico through its Motion Industries
subsidiary. S. P. Richards Company, the Office Products
Group, distributes business products nationwide in the U.S. and in
Canada. The Electrical/Electronic Group, EIS, Inc.,
distributes electrical and electronic components throughout the
U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Genuine Parts Company had 2012 revenues of $13.0 billion.
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