ATLANTA, April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Genuine Parts
Company (NYSE: GPC) announced today that its Board of Directors has
elected Sidney G. Jones to the
position of Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. Mr.
Jones has been with the Company for 27 years and was previously
Vice President of Investor Relations.
Paul Donahue, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Genuine Parts Company, stated, "Sid has
successfully led our investor relations efforts since 2003 and is
well deserving of this expanded leadership role. He has
distinguished himself with his broad financial and business
knowledge and communicates our Company's message to both internal
and external parties with critical insight and understanding.
We look forward to his many future contributions."
The Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company declared a
regular quarterly cash dividend of sixty-seven and one-half cents
($0.675) per share on the Company's
common stock.
The dividend is payable July 3,
2017 to shareholders of record June
9, 2017.
About Genuine Parts Company
Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement
parts in the U.S., Canada,
Mexico and Australasia. The
Company also distributes industrial replacement parts in the U.S.,
Canada and Mexico through its Motion Industries
subsidiary. S. P. Richards Company, the Office Products
Group, distributes business products in the U.S. and Canada. The Electrical/Electronic Group, EIS,
Inc., distributes electrical and electronic components throughout
the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Genuine Parts Company had 2016 revenues of $15.3 billion.
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