---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-23-000371"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AAP"
cik: "0001158449"
company_name: "ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC"
filed_at: "2023-02-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T21:01:15.521717+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Advance Auto Parts CEO Tom Greco to retire at year-end 2023; board forms Succession Committee

## Summary
- Tom Greco to retire as President and CEO at year-end 2023, will serve in advisory role during transition.
- Board formed a Succession Committee of independent directors to identify successor and facilitate smooth transition.
- Search will consider internal and external candidates; leading executive search firm to be retained.
- Greco cites final year of 3-year strategic plan as right time for transition; board thanks him for service.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-23-000371
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AAP
- cik: 0001158449
- company_name: ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC
- filed_at: 2023-02-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158449/000115752323000371/0001157523-23-000371-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158449/000115752323000371/a53353038.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-000371
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-000371.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-000371.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas R. Greco departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On February 22, 2023, Thomas R. Greco, President and Chief Executive Officer of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (the “Company”) informed the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) of his intention to retire from his position at the end of the year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158449/000115752323000371/0001157523-23-000371-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.