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 19, 2010

Genuine Parts Company
__________________________________________
(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 19, 2010, Tom Gallagher, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Genuine Parts Company announced that Eric Sundby has been named Vice President - Information Technology effective immediately. Mr. Sundby was previously Senior Director of Information Technology and has been with the Company eight years. As Vice President at GPC, Mr. Sundby will help lead the corporate-wide information technology efforts and initiatives across the Company. In addition, Mr. Gallagher announced that David Haskett has been named Assistant Vice President and Corporate Controller and Napoleon Rutledge has been named Assistant Vice President - Internal Audit. Mr. Haskett has been with the Company for over 22 years and previously served as Director of Financial Reporting for the past eight years. Mr. Rutledge has been with the Company for ten years and most recently served as the Director of Internal Audit for the past five years.

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 19, 2010

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 19, 2010	By:	Jerry W. Nix
		Name: Jerry W. Nix
		Title: Vice Chairman and CFO

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated July 19, 2010

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 OFFICER CHANGES

Atlanta, Georgia, July 19, 2010 – Tom Gallagher, Chairman, President and CEO of Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC), announced today that Eric Sundby has been named Vice President — Information Technology effective immediately. Mr. Sundby was previously Senior Director of Information Technology and has been with the Company eight years. As Vice President at GPC, Mr. Sundby will help lead the corporate-wide information technology efforts and initiatives across the Company.

Mr. Gallagher stated, “Eric has made a significant contribution in his previous leadership role within the IT area, and we look forward to leveraging his talent across all our systems and technology platforms as we continue to enhance our IT investment.”

In addition, Mr. Gallagher announced that David Haskett has been named Assistant Vice President and Corporate Controller and Napoleon Rutledge has been named Assistant Vice President — Internal Audit. Mr. Haskett has been with the Company for over 22 years and previously served as Director of Financial Reporting for the past eight years. Mr. Rutledge has been with the Company for ten years and most recently served as the Director of Internal Audit for the past five years.

Mr. Gallagher commented, “Both David and Napoleon are extremely talented members of our Finance team and we look forward to their continued leadership in the Finance area.”

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., 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 2009 revenues of $10.1 billion.