Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers



On January 14, 2021, Genuine Parts Company announced that its Board of Directors
appointed William P. Stengel ("Will") to the position of President of Genuine
Parts Company effective January 15, 2021. Mr. Stengel, 43, was previously
Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer of Genuine Parts
Company, a position he has held since joining the company in November of 2019.

Prior to joining Genuine Parts Company, Mr. Stengel worked for HD Supply, an
Atlanta-based industrial distributor. From June of 2013 to October of 2018, he
held positions with HD Supply Facilities Maintenance as President and Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Commercial Officer, and Senior
Vice President, Strategic Business Development and Investor Relations. Through
his various roles at HD Supply, at various points, Mr. Stengel was responsible
for end-to-end global supply chain and field support execution, strategic
commercial functions (including e-commerce, information technology,
merchandising and marketing), growth strategy, portfolio optimization and
corporate development.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Stengel's appointment is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number               Description

99.1                           Press Release dated January 14, 2021
                             The cover page from this current report on Form 8-K, formatted in inline
104                          XBRL

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