ATLANTA,
Aug. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Genuine
Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) announced today several officer
changes. The Board of Directors has elected Gregory N. Miller to the position of Executive
Vice President and Chief Information Officer. In his new role as
Executive Vice President, Mr. Miller will partner with the
Company's digital team to further expand its omni-channel
capabilities and maximize the Company's digital footprint. Mr.
Miller most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief
Information Officer and, previously, he was Chief Financial Officer
for the Company's U.S. Automotive Parts Group from 2011 to
February 2016. Before joining GPC in
2011, Mr. Miller had more than 25 years of global experience in
financial and operational leadership with several large public
companies.
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Paul Donahue, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Genuine Parts Company, stated, "Greg has
successfully served as our Chief Information Officer for over two
years now and has been an invaluable leader to our corporate-wide
IT initiatives. In his eight years with the Company, Greg has
distinguished himself as an excellent manager and executive with
broad technological, financial and business knowledge. He is
well deserving of his expanded leadership responsibilities and we
look forward to his many future contributions."
The Company's Board also approved two officer changes for
the U.S. Automotive Parts Group. After more than 40 years at
GPC, including the last two years as President and Chief Operating
Officer of the U.S. Automotive Parts Group, Lee A. Maher will transition into a new role as
Executive Vice President of the U.S. Automotive Parts Group.
Mr. Maher will be directly responsible for the majority of the
divisional operations for this group, allowing him to lead our
field initiatives. In addition, Gary T.
Dunwell was named Executive Vice President, Merchandising,
for the U.S. Automotive Parts Group. In this role, Mr.
Dunwell will have responsibility for pricing, product, retail and
marketing, which are all areas he successfully managed as an
executive for our Australasian automotive
business.
Mr. Donahue continued, "Given Lee's keen knowledge of the
automotive aftermarket and deep passion for building strong
customer relationships, we look forward to Lee's contribution in
driving our key field initiatives. Likewise, we are excited
to have Gary join us on the U.S. automotive team and believe his
international background will have a positive impact on our
merchandising and marketing efforts. Lee and Gary bring
invaluable experience and expertise to their new roles and join
Kevin Herron, also an Executive Vice
President of the U.S. Automotive Parts Group, to form a very
capable leadership team as we move forward."
The Company also mourns the sudden loss of Timothy P. Breen, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Motion Industries, its Industrial Parts Group. Mr.
Donahue said, "We are deeply saddened by the loss of our good
friend and colleague Tim
Breen. On behalf of our Board of Directors, management
team and employees, we extend our deepest sympathies to Tim's
family. Tim was a passionate leader, and he will be truly
missed."
Motion Industries will be led by Randall P. "Randy"
Breaux and Kevin P. Storer, both
current Executive Vice Presidents of the business.
About Genuine Parts Company
Genuine
Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement parts in
the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australasia, France, the U.K., Germany and Poland. The Company also
distributes industrial replacement parts and electrical and
electronic materials in the U.S., Canada and Mexico through its Industrial Parts
Group. S.P. Richards, the Company's Business Products Group,
distributes a variety of business products in the U.S. and in
Canada. Genuine Parts Company had 2017 revenues of
$16.3 billion.
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