Genuine Parts Company

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Genuine Parts Company
Company type Public
NYSE:  GPC
S&P 500 component
Founded1925;99 years ago (1925), in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
FounderCarlyle and Malcolm Fraser
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Key people
 Thomas C. Gallagher (chairman)
Will Stengel (CEO)
Number of employees
48,001
Subsidiaries NAPA Auto Parts
Website www.genpt.com

Genuine Parts Company (GPC) is an American company engaged in the distribution of automotive replacement parts, industrial replacement parts, office products and electrical/electronic materials. GPC serves numerous customers from more than 2,600 operations around the world, and has approximately 48,000 employees. [1] It owns the NAPA Auto Parts brand.

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Company overview

Founded in 1925, [2] GPC is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and consists of multiple subsidiaries that distribute automotive replacement parts, industrial replacement parts, office products and electrical/electronic materials. The company has paid a cash dividend to shareholders every year since going public in 1948. [3] The company moved into its new headquarters building in the Wildwood area of Cobb County, Georgia in June 2016. [4]

S. P. Richards was sold on June 30, 2020, to H.I.G. Capital. [5] [6]

History

Genuine Parts Company (GPC) was founded by brothers Carlyle and Malcolm Fraser in Atlanta in 1928. [7]

GPC's headquarters were located at Atlanta's Circle 75, in Cobb County, starting in 1979. Approximately 400 employees worked in the 115,000-square-foot space. In 2014, GPC announced plans to relocate its headquarters to Wildwood Office Park, next to an existing operational support facility. [8]

William P. Stengel II is GPC's president and chief executive officer (CEO). He joined the company as GPC's first chief transformation officer in 2019, [9] [10] became president in 2021, [11] and became chief operating officer in 2023. [12] Stengel succeeded Paul Donahue, who became the CEO of GPC in 2016. Donahue succeeded Tom Gallagher, [13] who initially continued as chairperson, [14] until Donahue was elected by the board of directors to that role in 2019. [15] [16] [17] Donahue transitioned to executive chairman in 2024. [18] [19]

GPC ranked number 239 on Forbes ' America's Best Employers list in 2017 and number 262 on the magazine's list of America's Largest Public Companies in 2018. The company also ranked number 678 on Forbes' World Best Employers list in 2020, and number 731 on the Forbes Global 2000 list in 2024. [20]

Company timeline

Subsidiaries

The Automotive Parts Group distributes automotive replacement parts, accessory items and service items throughout North America, Australia and New Zealand. In North America, parts are sold primarily under the NAPA (National Automotive Parts Association) brand name. The company's GPC Asia Pacific business serves the Australasian markets primarily under the brand name Repco. [3]

The Automotive Parts Group supports over 6,000 NAPA AUTO PARTS stores throughout the United States, 700 wholesalers in Canada and 481 automotive locations in Australia and New Zealand. These stores sell to both the Retail (DIY) and Commercial (DIFM) automotive aftermarket customer and cover the majority of all domestic and foreign motor vehicle models. [3]

The Industrial Parts Group, operating under the name Motion Industries, offers more than 5.9 million industrial replacement parts and related supplies. The Group serves over 150,000 MRO and OEM customers throughout North America and in all types of industries. These include the food and beverage, forest products, primary metal, pulp and paper, mining, automotive, oil and gas, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. Strategically targeted specialty industries include power generation, waste-water treatment facilities, wind power generation, solar power, government projects, pipelines, railroads and ports, among others. Motion Industries is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama and operates 15 distribution centers, 523 branches, and 39 service centers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. [3]

The Business Products Group, operating under the name S.P. Richards, distributes more than 61,000 items to over 5,200 resellers and distributors throughout the United States and Canada from a network of 60 distribution centers. Customers include independently owned office product dealers, large contract stationers, national office supply superstores, mail order distributors, internet resellers, college bookstores, office furniture dealers, janitorial and sanitation supply distributors, safety product resellers and food service distributors. S.P. Richards is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and operates 34 full-stocking distribution centers, 2 furniture only distribution centers, 5 S.P. Richards Canada distribution centers, 1 GCN Distribution Center, and 2 impact products distribution centers. [3]

The Electrical/Electronic Materials Group, operating under the name EIS, Inc. is one of North America's leading distributors of process materials, production supplies, industrial MRO and value added fabricated parts. EIS, Inc. is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and operates 49 branches and 7 fabrication facilities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. [3] Effective in 2018, EIS was combined into Motion Industries and will be identified as its Electrical Specialties Group. [25]

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