International Directory of Business Biographies


Larry Prince Biography

Chief executive officer and chairman, Genuine Parts Company

Nationality: American.

Born: ca. 1937.

Education: University of Memphis.

Career: Genuine Parts Company, 1958–1977, stock clerk and various other positions; vice president and then group vice president, 1977–1983; executive vice president, 1983–1986; president and chief operating officer, 1986–1990; chief executive officer, 1989–, chairman, 1990–.

Awards: Distinguished Service Citation, Automotive Hall of Fame, 1999; named Notable Georgian, Georgia Trend, 2002; named one of America's Most Powerful People, Forbes.

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