Larry Samuelson Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia

• Executive coach and trusted advisor to mid-market business owners and senior executives.
• Provide leadership strategy and development consulting.
• Consultant and advisor to the automotive aftermarket parts industry.
• Provide expert advice and analysis to mid-market and entrepreneurial businesses.
• Executive coach for both start-up and established executives.
• Provide strategic goal-setting, planning, and implementation advice.

US And Canada

• Public Company; 10,001+ employees
• Directed multiple business operations with full P&L responsibility in the US and Canada with $5.5 billion in revenue.
• Reported directly to Chairman of Board.
• Managed 13 direct reports with 18,000 employees.
• Led strategy that resulted in turnaround and revitalization of sales and profits to achieve sales, profit, and inventory turnover in first year of assignment. Awarded “2004 Triple Crown” recognition for this performance.
• Streamlined senior management structure and increased decision-making agility, by eliminating a management level and reassigning senior executives.

Montreal, Quebec (Canada)

• Directed P&L for 650 NAPA Retail Stores and 17 Distribution Centers throughout Canada with $1.1 billion in revenue.
• Created new business strategy that resulted in revitalizing the brand, marketing, and IT structure.
• Won the “Triple Crown” in 2003 for achieving Sales, Profit, and Inventory Turnover Quotas for the first time in Canada.
• Transitioned senior managers to build a leadership team that could drive profitable growth through a shared vision of opportunity and results-driven performance.
• Increased sales growth and market share of company-owned and independent stores by adopting the NAPA brand in Canada (NAPA Canada).
• Supported development and implementation of marketing programs for company’s new image and vision.

Denver, Colorado

• Led Genuine Parts largest sales and geographic division with 8 Distribution Centers (DCs), 1000 stores with $700 million in revenue.
• Increased net store count and points of sale by 50 and 230 respectively.
• Increased net income by 45% through sales growth and efficient deployment of resources.
• Developed divisional plan to achieve #1 store status in each market. Successful in 90% of markets and took steps to improve or replace remaining 10%.
• Awarded “Triple Crown” for sales, profit, and inventory turnover results in 1994 and 1999.

Atlanta, Georgia

• Directed 8 Distribution Centers, 150 Corporate Stores, and 800 Independent Stores that employed 1,600 associates with sales of $300 million.
• Drove market turnaround by replacing five senior managers and changing the organization’s mindset to that of being a “winner!”
• Achieved Sales Quota for the first time in Mid-South Division history.
• Worked closely with independent stores to modernize facilities and increase inventory levels to have the most effective inventory in each market.