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Genuine Parts Company Announces Election of New Officer

23 November 1998

Genuine Parts Company Announces Election of New Officer - President U.S. Automotive Parts Group

    ATLANTA--Nov. 23, 1998--Genuine Parts Company . Larry Prince, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Genuine Parts Company, announced the Board of Directors' election of Robert E. McKenna to the newly created position of President - U.S. Automotive Parts Group.
    Mr. Thomas Gallagher, President and Chief Operating Officer of Genuine Parts Company, said, "The Automotive Parts Group is the largest segment of the Company and its 1997 revenues were over $3 billion. Bob McKenna is uniquely qualified to lead this group."
    Mr. McKenna, age 54, is a graduate of Ohio State University and started with Genuine Parts Company in 1970. He held various positions within Genuine Parts and in 1977 Mr. McKenna joined NAPA Headquarters' staff. In 1983 he was named President of NAPA and under his leadership, NAPA has strengthened its grip on the #1 position in the automotive aftermarket. On January 1, 1998, Mr. McKenna joined the GPC team as Group Vice President and was elected as NAPA's Chairman of the Board.
    Genuine Parts Company, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is engaged in the distribution of automotive replacement parts from 62 NAPA Distribution Centers serving approximately 5,600 NAPA Auto Parts Stores nationwide, in Canada through its joint venture, NAPA/UAP, and in Mexico through its joint venture, Grupo Auto Todo. The company also distributes industrial replacement parts in the U.S. and Canada through its Motion Industries subsidiary and office supply products nationwide through its office products subsidiary, S. P. Richards Company. EIS, Inc. distributes electrical and electronic components from 56 stocking facilities located throughout the United States.