RALEIGH, N.C. – General Parts International Inc. (GPI) President and CEO O. Temple Sloan, III today announced that CARQUEST U.S. President Mike Broderick has decided to leave the company. As previously reported, Broderick has joined Federal-Mogul Corp. as the company’s global aftermarket CEO.
In the interim, Sloan will assume responsibility for the CARQUEST U.S. business, and David McCartney, executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO) for GPI Technologies will lead Information Technology and Supply Chain operations.
“David’s management experience and knowledge of the industry makes him the right person for this position,” Sloan said. “With over 20 years in leadership of distribution operations, including warehousing, transportation and customer service functions, David will have an immediate impact on supply chain operations.”
Ken Bush has been promoted to senior vice president merchandising and marketing, and Braxton O’Neal has been promoted to senior vice president, global product supply, both reporting directly to Sloan.
Bush, who will lead merchandising and marketing, joined CARQUEST in July 2006 as vice president, national account sales, and transitioned to division vice president, store operations & sales, and most recently, vice president of merchandising. Bush has more than 24 years in the industry, in various positions including merchandising, store operations and commercial sales and operations.
In his new role, O’Neal will lead purchasing, inventory management, pricing, classification, product information and global sourcing. With more than 34 years’ experience in the automotive aftermarket, O’Neal has been with CARQUEST for the past 25 years. During that time, he has held leadership roles in merchandising, global sourcing, pricing and margin management, inventory management, purchasing, store point of sale systems, business sponsorship and development of auto parts systems and applications.
