Posted: May 14, 2008

From aftermarketNews Staff & Wire Reports

ROANOKE, Va. – Advance Auto Parts has announced that Donna Broome will join the company as senior vice president, commercial sales, effective May 19. Broome will be responsible for leading Advance’s commercial sales force, and will report to Jim Wade, executive vice president, customer development officer, commercial.

“We are excited to have Donna join the Advance Team,” said Wade. “Donna has a wealth of experience and knowledge leading a commercial sales force and we look forward to her leadership as we accelerate our commercial growth.”

Most recently, Broome served as partner and chief sales officer at Dealer Tire. Prior to that position, she served as vice president and corporate officer, commercial sales and contracts at Grainger Industrial Supply and held several key sales leadership positions at Xerox Corp. Broome has a Business Administration and Marketing degree from Johnson and Wales University and is a graduate of the Harvard Advanced Management Program.

Broome will be relocating to Advance’s Roanoke, Va., office.

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