Cristina Pérez, Laura Griffiths and Will Portera have been elevated to roles in Procurement & Sourcing, Commercial Products, and Pricing and Procurement
Atlanta—NAPA recently announced the promotions of Cristina Pérez to Vice President, Procurement & Sourcing, Laura Griffiths to Vice President, Commercial Products, and Will Portera to Senior Vice President of Pricing and Procurement.
Cristina Pérez, Vice President, Procurement & Sourcing
Cristina Pérez brings two decades of experience leading P&Ls across the aftermarket, retail and consumer products industries. She most recently served as Senior Director of Category Management at NAPA, where she led a portfolio spanning brakes, undercar and heavy duty, driving growth through sourcing strategy and supplier partnerships.
Prior to NAPA, she held merchandising leadership roles at HD Supply, SPANX and The Home Depot.
About Laura Griffiths, Vice President, Commercial Products
Laura Griffiths has been with NAPA for four years, growing from Director of Category Management to Senior Director, Underhood, where she onboarded strategic brands to diversify the NAPA portfolio. In her new role, she will lead the category team responsible for Hard Parts and Applied Parts, including Brakes and Undercar.
Prior to NAPA, she held senior category management roles at White Cap.
Will Portera, Senior Vice President of Pricing and Procurement
Will Portera joined GPC nearly four years ago as Vice President of Finance before moving over to NAPA where he has spent the last three years, first as Vice President of Corporate Development and then as Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis.
He most recently served as the Vice President of Pricing and Procurement. His recent achievements include successfully navigating the First Brands bankruptcy and launching the new direct import program for NAPA rotors.
Prior to GPC and NAPA, he had a 10-year career at FedEx, which included roles in SEC reporting, FP&A, Treasury and an international expat leadership assignment.
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