Derek G.

Corporate Vice President of Safety and Sustainability @Genuine Parts Company

Atlanta, GA, US

Provide corporate guidance to all divisions/subsidiaries: NAPA Automotive, Balkamp, Motion Industries, and (S.P. Richards and EIS-Divested). Lead a team of 4 Directors and 1 Facility Engineer in the implementation of innovative strategies focused on developing and maintaining best practices in Sustainability, Supplier Diversity, DE & I, Corporate Giving, and facility space planning for a domestic and international employee base of Manage a five-million-dollar budget to support organization’s Safety and Sustainability efforts.\\\\n• Initiated project to analyze global Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emission and analyzed abatement strategies for business unit operations; Engaging in EV conversation to incorporate EV support technology throughout the commercial and corporate business.\\\\n• Established DE & I Council to develop the vision and mission for the organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and to provide a forum to communicate with senior business leaders, including the CEO, CHRO, and the Board; Launched inaugural McKinsey Leadership Academy targeting Black, Hispanic and Latino, and Asian high potential talent for leadership development; Championing the inaugural Business Resource Group campaign; Implemented dependent scholarship program with emphasis on HBCU enrollment and facilitated an enhanced HBCU engagement in partnership with Talent Acquisition organization.\\\\n• Partnering with supply chain leaders in the development of supplier diversity initiatives to increase minority supplier engagement.\\\\n• Leading organization’s CSR efforts with service on nonprofit boards and serving as foundation liaison.\\\\n• Lead the organization’s safety programs including the implementation of Lytx DriveCam system; Transitioning the organization’s safety messaging platform from printed media to a digital format in our distribution operating units; Directing efforts for multiple remediation sites in partnership with state and federal environmental agencies.\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n

Georgia Institute of Technology

Bachelor's, Industrial Engineering

Ball State University - Miller College of Business

MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

Troy University

Master, Management