---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000040987-22-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPC"
cik: "0000040987"
company_name: "GENUINE PARTS CO"
filed_at: "2022-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T05:40:38.699822+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Genuine Parts CAO Napoleon Rutledge resigns effective Feb 21, 2022

## Summary
- Napoleon B. Rutledge Jr. resigned as SVP Finance and CAO effective Feb 21, 2022.
- Resignation to pursue new opportunity; no disagreement with company operations/policies.
- No successor named; replacement process not disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000040987-22-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPC
- cik: 0000040987
- company_name: GENUINE PARTS CO
- filed_at: 2022-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098722000015/0000040987-22-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098722000015/gpc-20220221.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040987-22-000015
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040987-22-000015.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040987-22-000015.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Napoleon B. Rutledge, Jr. resigned as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at GENUINE PARTS CO.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On February 21, 2022, Napoleon B. Rutledge, Jr., notified Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”), of his intention to resign as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer, effective as of February 21, 2022, in order to pursue a new opportunity.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098722000015/0000040987-22-000015-index.htm

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