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Our Code of Ethics, the Board of Directors Code of Conduct and the charters of our audit, human resources and nominating
and governance committees may be found under the About Pep Boys—Corporate Governance section of our website. A copy
of the corporate governance materials is available upon written request.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
The following table indicates the names, ages and tenures with the Company and positions (together with the year of
election to such positions) of the executive officers of the Company:
Name Age Tenure with Company Position with the Company and Date of Election to Position
Lawrence N. Stevenson 49 3 years Chief Executive Officer since May 2003
Harold L. Smith 55 3 years Executive Vice President—Merchandising, Marketing,
Supply Chain and Commercial since August 2003
Mark S. Bacon 42 1 year Senior Vice President—Operations since October 2005
Joseph A. Cirelli 46 29 years Senior Vice President—Service since October 2005
Mark L. Page 49 30 years Senior Vice President—Parts and Tires since October 2005
Harry F. Yanowitz 39 3 years Senior Vice President—Chief Financial Officer since
August 2004
Lawrence N. Stevenson, Chief Executive Officer, joined Pep Boys in May 2003 after having most recently served as the
CEO of Chapters, Canada’s largest book retailer. Prior to his seven years at Chapters, Mr. Stevenson spent nine years with
Bain & Company, which included serving as the Managing Director of their Canadian operation.
Harold L. Smith, Executive Vice President—Merchandising, Marketing, Supply Chain and Commercial, joined the
Company in August 2003 after most recently serving in such capacity for CSK Auto. Prior to CSK Auto, Mr. Smith served as
the President of Bass Pro Companies, a leading outdoor recreation retailer. Before Bass Pro, he served as CEO of several
retail companies, including Builders Emporium, Ernst Home Centers, and Homeowners Do-It-Yourself Centers.
Mark S. Bacon, Senior Vice President—Operations, joined the Company in February 2005 as Senior Vice President –
Retail Operations after most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Sales and Operations for Staples. He assumed overall
responsibility for both retail and service operations in October 2005. Prior to joining Staples, Mr. Bacon held various
operations positions with companies such as Wal-Mart and Hills Stores.
Joseph A. Cirelli was named Senior Vice President – Service in October 2005. Since March 1977, Mr. Cirelli has served
the Company in positions of increasing seniority, including Vice President – Real Estate and Development, Vice President –
Operations Administration, and Vice President – Customer Satisfaction.
Mark L. Page was named Senior Vice President—Parts & Tires in October 2005 and has been a Senior Vice President of
the Company since March 1993. Since June 1975, Mr. Page has served the Company in various store operations positions of
increasing seniority.
Harry F. Yanowitz was named Senior Vice President—Chief Financial Officer in August 2004. Mr. Yanowitz joined the
Company in June 2003 as Senior Vice President—Strategy & Business Development after having most recently served as
Managing Director of Sherpa Investments, a private investment firm. Previously, he was President of Chapters during Mr.
Stevenson’s tenure. Prior to joining Chapters, Mr. Yanowitz was a consultant with Bain & Company.
Each of the officers serves at the pleasure of the Board of Directors of the Company.