ATLANTA, Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Genuine Parts
Company (NYSE: GPC) announced today the promotion of Kevin E. Herron to President of the U.S.
Automotive Parts Group and Randall P.
Breaux to President of Motion Industries, the Company's
industrial business. Mr. Herron was previously Executive Vice
President of the U.S. Automotive Parts Group and has served in a
variety of key management roles in his 29 year career with Genuine
Parts Company. Mr. Breaux was most recently Executive Vice
President of Marketing, Distribution and Purchasing at Motion
Industries. He joined Motion in 2011 and has more than 40
years of experience in the industrial manufacturing and
distribution markets.
Paul Donahue, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Genuine Parts Company, stated, "Both Kevin and
Randy are proven executives and well deserving of their new
leadership roles. Kevin has a deep knowledge of the
automotive aftermarket industry and significant experience across
the NAPA network of stores, distribution facilities and corporate
operations. These important attributes have equipped Kevin
with the skillset to successfully lead the U.S. Automotive Group
into the future. Randy also has an impressive history, having
served in numerous management roles for the last 40 years.
His extensive experience in both industrial manufacturing and
distribution, which includes his sales, marketing and corporate
background, make him an excellent choice to lead Motion
Industries. Together, with very talented and experienced
management teams in place at both businesses, we are excited for
the growth prospects at our U.S. Automotive Parts Group and Motion
Industries in the years ahead."
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. Further
information is available at www.genpt.com.
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