jim wade president
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Jim Wade President. Advance Auto Parts – At a Glance. Founded in 1932 Headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia Owned by the Taubman family until 1998 Publicly traded on NYSE since 2001, Symbol : AAP Sales totaled $6.0 billion in 2010 Member of the Fortune 500 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Jim WadePresident
Advance Auto Parts – At a Glance
• Founded in 1932• Headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia• Owned by the Taubman family until
1998• Publicly traded on NYSE since 2001,
Symbol: AAP• Sales totaled $6.0 billion in 2010• Member of the Fortune 500• Serve both the do-it-yourself (63%) and
professional installer (37%)markets• Strategy focused on Service and Parts
Availability
Advance Auto Parts – Our Stores
• Over 3,600 stores in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands
• Since1994, added over 3,200 stores half thru new store openings and half thru acquisitions
• Will open approximately 120 stores in 2011 and again in 2012– One new store every 3 days
Advance Auto Parts - Our Team• Employ over 52,000 Team Members• Over 1,600 in the Roanoke Valley• 250,000 sq. ft. corporate office at
Crossroads Office facility• Regional Offices across the country in
Minneapolis, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Lakeland, FL
• Office in Silicon Valley, California for our E-Commerce Team
• Office in Taipei, Taiwan for Global Sourcing
Our Success is Based on our Corporate Values
Inspire and build the self-confidence and success of every Team Member
Serve our customers better than anyone else – help them succeed
Grow the business and profitability with integrity
Community Service is a Core Part of Our Values
• Our Community Service Charter• Four Focus Areas for Community Service
– Health-Improving the health and well being of others– Education-Helping people reach their potential by
providing educational opportunities– At Risk Children and Families-Helping children and
families meet their critical needs– Disaster relief-Providing timely support to those
impacted by disasters
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How does Community Service Work?• Modeled thru our Officer Team
– Leadership roles• Culturally supported by enabling volunteerism• Culturally supported thru recognition
– Garnett E. Smith Community Service Award• Includes our customers• Includes our vendors• Supported monetarily by our team members and our
company
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Community Support - JDRF• Garnett Smith, our former CEO and long-time Team Member, began Advance’s
charitable relationship with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in 1994.
• Since then, we have raised over $25 million to support the search for a cure for Type 1
Juvenile Diabetes.
• Last year’s campaign raised a record-breaking $4.8 million.
• Making Advance JDRF’s Number OneCorporate Supporter!
Community Support – United WayWe have partnered with United Way for more than 20 years
to help our fellow citizens. Our 2010 United Way campaign raised more than $700,000!
Just a Few More Examples…• American Red Cross• Habitat for Humanity• American Cancer Society• W.E. Skelton 4H Center• Virginia Western Community College Education
Foundation• Center in the Square• Local clubs, organizations, across the country
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