Paul Donahue (at left) will transition from chairman and CEO to executive chairman. William Stengel, II, currently president and COO, will succeed Donahue as president and CEO of GPC and will serve as a member of the board of directors.
Genuine Parts Company announced that Paul D. Donahue will transition from chairman and CEO to executive chairman, effective June 3, 2024. At that time, William P. Stengel, II, currently president and COO, will succeed Donahue as president and CEO of GPC and will serve as a member of the board of directors.
Twenty-two new import part numbers, as well as 39 new pulley and tensioner part numbers, are immediately available.
The product lineup was created to service and maintain both R-134a and R-1234yf automotive A/C systems, according to B’laster Holdings.
Seventy new parts have been added to the INA, LuK and Schaeffler Bearings portfolios in the first quarter of 2024.
The new products cover more than 1,994,760 applications and model years 2016-2024.
Brian Martin joins the company as business development manager for North America.
Matthew Steinmetz was named field marketing rep and Kaysie Keen was promoted to a newly created position of field marketing manager.
Jessica Starke will be the regional sales manager for the central region of the company’s Truck & Van Rental Division.
Branoff (second from left) is the CEO of Flint, Michigan-based Brown & Sons Auto Parts and is the grandson of the founder, Jack Brown.