Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 29, 2024, Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”) announced that Paul D. Donahue will retire as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of June 3, 2024 (the “Effective Date”). Mr. Donahue will continue his service on the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) as Executive Chairman following the Effective Date. In connection with Mr. Donahue’s retirement as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Board has appointed William P. Stengel, II, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of the Effective Date, such that following the Effective Date Mr. Stengel will hold the dual title of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Board also approved an increase in the size of the Board from 14 to 15 directors and appointed Mr. Stengel to fill the newly created vacancy, effective as of the Effective Date.
Mr. Stengel, 46, has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since January 2023. Previously, Mr. Stengel served as President of the Company from January 2021 to January 2023 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer of the Company from November 2019 to January 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Stengel worked for HD Supply, an Atlanta-based industrial distributor, where he held positions with HD Supply Facilities Maintenance as President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Commercial Officer, and Senior Vice President, Strategic Business Development and Investor Relations, from June 2013 to October 2018.
In connection with his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Stengel will receive an annual base salary of $1,000,000 and a short-term target incentive award for fiscal year 2024 of 145% of his base salary, in each case, pro-rated as of the Effective Date. Mr. Stengel’s long-term incentive award for fiscal year 2024, consisting of restricted stock units and performance restricted stock units, has an estimated target total value of $5,500,000.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Stengel and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Stengel was selected as a director or officer. Mr. Stengel does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 29, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the leadership transition described in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information set forth in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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