Coleman Lew Recruits CFO for General Parts International

February 22, 2010 – Charlotte, NC-based Coleman Lew & Associates has placed Richard P. McCook as executive vice president and chief financial officer for General Parts International, Inc., CARQUEST. Charles E. Lew, partner-managing director at Coleman Lew, headed the search. Mr. McCook previously served as a partner at Tatum LLC and as executive vice president and CFO at US Oncology. Owned by General Parts International, CARQUEST is a domestic automotive aftermarket distribution network of 34 distribution centers and 3,400 auto parts stores located in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Coleman Lew & Associates, founded in 1979, is a retained executive search firm that recruits board members, officers, and senior level executives for national and international companies, academic institutions and non-profit organizations.