Robert Nardelli Joins Pep Boys' Board Of Directors - aftermarketNews

Robert Nardelli Joins Pep Boys’ Board Of Directors

In addition to his roles at The Home Depot and Chrysler, Nardelli is recognized as one of the best operating executives in the United States.

Pep Boys - LogoPHILADELPHIA – Pep Boys announced today that Robert Nardelli, former chairman and CEO of The Home Depot and Chrysler, has joined its board of directors. With this appointment, Pep Boys has increased the current size of its Board from eight to nine directors.

Nardelli is the founder and CEO of XLR-8 LLC, an investment and advisory firm that helps companies identify weaknesses and improve performance. In addition to his roles at The Home Depot and Chrysler, he is widely recognized as one of the best operating executives in the United States, having served for more than 30 years in senior positions at General Electric.

Nardelli, about whom former CEO of GE Jack Welch once said is “the best operating executive I’ve ever seen,” also serves as a director of The Babcock & Wilcox Co. and the Wounded Warriors Project and as a trustee of the Savannah College of Art and Design and the Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School.

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