secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENUINE PARTS CO (GPC)
CIK:        0000040987
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-09T12:41:55+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-385959
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

GPC names Carruthers CEO-elect, Stengel to lead Motion; separation on track for Q1 2027
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- Court Carruthers appointed CEO-elect of GPC, effective Sept 8, 2026; will become CEO upon separation completion in Q1 2027.
- Will Stengel to become Chairman and CEO of Motion; James Howe named President and COO of Motion, Howard Yu as EVP and CFO.
- Bert Nappier named EVP, COO and CFO of GPC; base salary raised to $800k, bonus target 100% of base.
- Carruthers receives $1M base salary, 150% bonus target, $6M LTI target, plus two $4M sign-on RSU grants.
- GPC and Motion investor days set for Dec 8 and Dec 9, 2026; separation targeted for Q1 2027.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000119312526385959/0001193125-26-385959-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000119312526385959/d136093d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-385959

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