Form 8-K · Current report
Genuine Parts Company 8-K, filed Sep 9, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0000040987
- Accession no.
- 0001193125-26-385959
Summary
Genuine Parts Company announced that Court Carruthers has been appointed CEO-elect, to become CEO upon completion of the company's planned separation of its Global Automotive and Global Industrial businesses into two independent public companies. The company also announced related leadership appointments, including Will Stengel moving to Motion as chairman and CEO and Jean-Jacques Lafont becoming non-executive chairman of GPC upon separation.
Key points
- Court Carruthers, a current GPC board member, was appointed CEO-elect effective September 8, 2026, and will become CEO upon completion of the separation; Will Stengel will continue as chairman and CEO until closing.
- Bert Nappier was appointed chief operating officer in addition to executive vice president and chief financial officer, and James Howe was appointed chief operating officer of Motion in addition to president.
- Upon separation, Will Stengel will join Motion as chairman and CEO, and Jean-Jacques Lafont will become non-executive chairman of GPC.
- GPC said the separation is targeted for completion in the first quarter of 2027, and the automotive and industrial businesses will host separate investor days on December 8 and December 9, 2026.
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Items reported
- 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
- 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Appointment of Court Carruthers as Chief Executive Officer-Elect of the Company On September 9, 2026, Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”) announced that Court Carruthers, a current member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), has been appointed Chief Executive Officer-Elect of the Company, effective September 8, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), with Mr. …
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