Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

Executive officers of the company are appointed by the Board of Directors and each serves at the pleasure of the Board of Directors until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, removal, retirement or disqualification. The current executive officers of the company are:

William P. Stengel, II, age 47, was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the company on June 3, 2024. Mr. Stengel previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the company from January 2023, President of the company from January 2021 and Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer of the company from November 2019. Previously, Mr. Stengel worked for HD Supply, an Atlanta-based industrial distributor, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, from June of 2017 to October of 2018. Prior to his role as President/CEO, he served as Chief Operating Officer for HD Supply Facilities Maintenance from September of 2016 to May of 2017 and prior to that role, he served as Chief Commercial Officer of HD Supply Facilities Maintenance from January of 2016 to September of 2016. Mr. Stengel served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Business Development and Investor Relations of HD Supply from June of 2013 to January of 2016. Prior to HD Supply, Mr. Stengel worked in the Strategic Business Development group at The Home Depot as well as at Bank of America and Stonebridge Associates in various investment banking roles.

Bert Nappier, age 50, was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on May 2, 2022. Mr. Nappier served as Executive Vice President, Finance and Treasurer at FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”) from June 2020 to January 2022, where he led teams responsible for corporate finance, cash management, global tax planning and strategy, risk management and corporate development. Prior to that date, Mr. Nappier served in various other roles at FedEx, including as President, FedEx Express Europe and Chief Executive Officer, TNT Express, Senior Vice President, International Chief Financial Officer and Staff Vice President, Staff Vice President and Corporate Controller. Before joining FedEx in 2005, Mr. Nappier served as Director of SEC Reporting and Accounting for Wright Medical Technology, Inc. and an Audit Manager at Ernst & Young LLP.

Jenn Hulett, age 45, was appointed New Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer in August 2024. Ms. Hulett most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Dollar Tree, Inc. from 2022 through 2024, where she oversaw all aspects of human resources, as well as internal and external communications, community engagement and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Prior to Dollar Tree, Ms. Hulett served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Core-Mark from 2020 through 2022 and, prior to 2020, she held various HR roles at Ericsson and General Electric.

Randall P. Breaux, age 62, was appointed Group President, GPC North America on July 1, 2023. Mr. Breaux was President of Motion Industries from January 2019 until his appointment to Group President of GPC. Previously, Mr. Breaux served as Executive Vice President of Marketing, Distribution, and Strategic Planning at Motion from 2018 to 2019 and, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Distribution, and Purchasing from 2015 to 2017. Mr. Breaux joined Motion in 2011 as Senior Vice President of Marketing, Product Management, and Strategic Planning.

James F. Howe, age 54, was appointed as the President of Motion, the company's industrial business, effective April 1, 2024. Mr. Howe most recently served as Motion's Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial and Technology Officer, – with oversight over eCommerce, IT, Sales Excellence, Corporate Accounts, Strategic Pricing and Human Resources from 2022 to 2024. Mr. Howe played a pivotal role in shaping the corporate trajectory of Motion. He has more than 30 years of experience in the industrial distribution market. Mr. Howe has held numerous other management roles since he joined Motion in 1993.

Naveen Krishna, age 57, was appointed Executive Vice President, and Chief Information and Digital Officer on June 21, 2021. Prior to that date, Mr. Krishna served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Information Officer at Macy's, Inc. Prior to Macy's, Mr. Krishna was Vice President of Technology for The Home Depot, Inc. where he was responsible for all digital platforms, user experience design, marketing technologies and customer care. Previously, he held a variety of roles with Target Corporation, FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc. and Federal Express Corporation and spent a number of years leading technology consulting engagements with Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Christopher T. Galla, age 50, was appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary on February 13, 2024. Prior to that, Mr. Galla served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel from 2022 to 2024, Vice President and General Counsel from 2020 to 2022, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel from 2015 to 2020, and various other legal roles since he joined the Company in 2005. Mr. Galla spent six years in private practice before joining the Company.

Further information required by this item is set forth under the heading “Nominees for Director”, under the heading “Corporate Governance - Code of Conduct”, under the heading “Corporate Governance - Board Committees - Audit Committee”, and under the heading “Corporate Governance - Director Nominating Process” of the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. We have adopted a Code of Conduct, which is available on the “Investor Relations” section of our website. Any amendments to, or waivers of, the Code of Conduct will be disclosed on our website promptly following the date of such amendment or waiver.