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Pep Boys Appoints Gregg Feistman Manager of Public Relations

23 March 1999

Pep Boys Appoints Gregg Feistman Manager of Public Relations

    PHILADELPHIA--March 23, 1999--Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack has appointed Gregg Feistman Manager of Public Relations. Pep Boys is the nation's leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain.
    Mr. Feistman's responsibilities will include all aspects of public relations including strategic counseling, media relations, crisis communications and promotion of the company's corporate sponsorships, including its title sponsorship of the Pep Boys Indy Racing League.
    Mr. Feistman has nearly 20 years experience in communications and public relations. Most recently, he was Principal of Strategic Communications Consulting, a strategic communications counseling firm. Prior to that, he served as Assistant Vice President for Corporate Public Relations at CoreStates Financial Corp. (now First Union).
    Mr. Feistman is a Board Member of the Philadelphia chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, a member of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association, the American Racing Press Association and the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association.
    He received a B.A. in Communications from Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J. He resides in Voorhees, N.J.