Genuine Parts Company Announces Officer Changes
23 August 2000
Genuine Parts Company Announces Officer Changes
ATLANTA--Aug. 23, 2000--Genuine Parts Company announced the following corporate officer changes approved by the Board of Directors. Mr. G. Thomas Braswell, currently Vice President of Data Processing, was elected to the new position of Senior Vice President - Information Technology. Mr. Braswell has been with the Company for 34 years and has served in numerous positions within the information systems area. Mr. R. Craig Bierman was promoted to Vice President - Technology Planning and E-Commerce. Mr. Bierman has held several key positions in the information systems group since joining the Company in 1980. Mr. R. Bruce Clayton has been named Vice President - Risk Management and Employee Services. Mr. Clayton joined Genuine Parts Company in 1996 as Director of Human Resources Administrative Services. He has led the Company's efforts in establishing a shared services environment.The Board of Directors also elected Richard A. Geiger as Vice President of Finance of the U.S. Automotive Parts Group. Mr. Geiger has been with the Company since 1985, serving in various capacities within the finance department. He most recently served as Vice President - Insurance and Internal Audit.
Larry Prince, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said: "We are fortunate to have a talented group of individuals from which to select. We know they will continue to play key roles in our overall success in the years ahead."
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 product nationwide in the U.S. and in Canada. The Electrical/Electronic Group, EIS, Inc., distributes electrical and electronic components throughout the U.S. and Mexico. Genuine Parts Company had 1999 revenues of $7.9 billion and net income of $377.6 million.