8-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 6, 2009

Genuine Parts Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia	001-05690	58-0254510
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
2999 Circle 75 Pkwy, Atlanta, Georgia		30339
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 770.953.1700

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 6, 2009, Paul D. Donahue, 52, was named President of the U.S. Automotive Parts Group. Mr. Donahue was previously responsible for several of the Company’s automotive business units, a role he assumed upon election to the position of Executive Vice President of the Company in August 2007. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated July 6, 2009

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Genuine Parts Company
July 6, 2009	By:	Jerry W. Nix
		Name: Jerry W. Nix
		Title: Vice Chairman and CFO

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated July 6, 2009

EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Jerry W. Nix, Vice Chairman and CFO — (770) 612-2048

Sidney G. Jones, Vice President-Investor Relations – (770) 818-4628

GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT
U.S. AUTOMOTIVE PARTS GROUP

Atlanta, Georgia, July 6, 2009 – Tom Gallagher, Chairman, President and CEO of Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC), announced today that Paul D. Donahue has been named President of the U.S. Automotive Parts Group effective immediately. Mr. Donahue was previously responsible for several of the Company’s automotive business units, a role he assumed upon election to the position of Executive Vice President of the Company in August 2007.

Mr. Donahue, age 52, joined S. P. Richards Company, the Company’s office products group, as Executive Vice President – Sales and Marketing in 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Donahue was President of Sanford North America, a division of Newell Rubbermaid. Mr. Gallagher commented, “Paul Donahue’s proven leadership and experience in the office products industry made him a great addition to the S. P. Richards’ management team. He was quickly promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of S. P. Richards Company, a position he held until his election to Executive Vice President of Genuine Parts Company in 2007. Over the past two years, Paul has provided strong leadership to several of our automotive business units, including: Rayloc, our remanufacturing operation; Balkamp, our repackaging group; Auto Todo, our Mexican aftermarket business; and Altrom, our import parts distribution operation. He also led our global sourcing initiative and he has gained valuable automotive aftermarket experience.”

“As President of the U.S. Automotive Parts Group, Paul will have responsibility for the entire U.S. Automotive network of 58 distribution centers and 1,100 company owned stores, and he will work to further develop and strengthen relationships and growth opportunities with the nearly 4,800 independently owned NAPA AUTO PARTS stores. We are pleased to have a proven executive like Paul Donahue on the GPC team and at the helm of our U.S. Automotive Parts Group. He will be leading an extremely capable management team and we can look forward to solid progress from this important segment of the Company in the future,” said Mr. Gallagher.
About Genuine Parts Company

Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The Company also distributes industrial replacement parts in the U.S. and in Canada 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 2008 revenues of $11.0 billion.