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Standard Motor Products SMP

US equityMarket cap rank #3390Auto Parts
$36.92 −$0.64 (-1.70%)
Pre-market · Oct 8, 9:00 am ET · After hours $36.92 0.00%
Open$37.39
Prev close$37.56
Day range$36.89 – $37.55
Volume98.2K
Market cap$824.80M
P/E (TTM)16.6
Dividend yield3.47%
Founded1919
CEOMr. Eric P. Sills
Employees5,700
HeadquartersLong Island City, United States of America
Websitewww.smpcorp.com

Revenue per employee

$242.9K$268.4K$294.0K$319.5KDec '18Dec '21Dec '25

5,700 employees as of 2025/FY (+1.8% YoY). Revenue per employee is total revenue divided by headcount — a rough productivity gauge, not a per-worker pay figure.

Management team

Eric P. Sills Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Age 57 · Total comp. $2,339,731.00 · As of 20 Apr 2026

Mr. Sills has served as a director of the Company and our Chief Executive Officer since March 2016, and as our President since February 2015. In May 2023, Mr. Sills was appointed the Chairman of the Board of the Company. Prior to serving as our President, Mr. Sills served as our Vice President Global Operations from 2013 to 2015, and our Vice President Engine Management Division from 2006 to 2013. From 1991 to 2006, Mr. Sills served in various capacities in our Company, including as General Manager- LIC Operations, Director of Product Management, and Plant Manager- Oxygen Sensor Business Unit. Mr. Sills has completed an Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, and holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.A. from Bowdoin College.

Nathan R. Iles Chief Financial Officer
Age 49 · Total comp. $1,669,611.00 · As of 20 Apr 2026

Mr. Iles has served as our Chief Financial Officer since September 2019. Prior to his appointment as our Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Iles served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at UCI International Holdings, Inc. (UCI) from 2016 to 2019, Chief Financial Officer of UCI's ASC/Airtex Performance Pumps business from 2015 to 2016, and Vice President Corporate Finance of UCI-FRAM Auto Brands from 2011 to 2015. Mr. Iles has also held finance and accounting positions at Sears Holdings Corporation and Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Iles holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a B.B.A. from Eastern Kentucky University. Mr. Iles is a Certified Public Accountant.

James J. Burke Director
Age 70 · Total comp. $1,666,562.00 · As of 11 May 2026

Mr. Burke has served as a director of the Company since December 2022 and as our Chief Operating Officer since January 2019. Mr. Burke also served as our Chief Financial Officer from 1999 to September 2019, our Executive Vice President Finance from 2016 to January 2019, as well as our Vice President Finance, Director of Finance, Chief Accounting Officer, and Corporate Controller. Mr. Burke has completed an Executive Education program at Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and holds an MBA from University of New Haven and a BBA from Pace University. On May 11, 2026, Standard Motor Products, Inc. issued a press release announcing that James J. Burke, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, has informed the Board of Directors of the Company of his intention to step down as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective June 1, 2026.

Dale Burks Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Age 66 · Total comp. $1,474,379.00 · As of 20 Apr 2026

Mr. Burks has served as our Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President since March 2016. Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Burks served as our Vice President Global Sales and Marketing from 2013 to March 2016, our Vice President Corporate Sales and Marketing from 2011 to 2013, our Vice President Temperature Control Division from 2006 to 2011, our General Manager- Temperature Control Division from 2003 to 2006, and in various capacities throughout our Company from 1984 to 2003, including as our Director- Sales & Marketing, Regional Manager and Territory Manager. Mr. Burks has completed Executive Education programs at Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and holds a B.S. from Oregon State University.

Carmine J. Broccole Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Age 60 · Total comp. $1,090,510.00 · As of 20 Apr 2026

Mr. Broccole has served as our Chief Legal Officer since September 2021 and as our Secretary since 2006. Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Broccole served as our Senior Vice President General Counsel from 2016 to September 2021, as our Vice President General Counsel from 2006 to 2016, and as our General Counsel from 2004 to 2006. Prior to such time, Mr. Broccole was a Partner of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. Mr. Broccole holds a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School and a B.A. from Cornell University, and is a member of the Bars of New York and California.

Pamela Forbes Lieberman Independent Director
Age 72 · Total comp. $242,614.00 · As of 20 Apr 2026

Ms. Forbes Lieberman has served as Chair of the Audit Committee since May 2022 and as a director of the Company since August 2007. Ms. Forbes Lieberman also serves as a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., a leading processor and distributor of nut products, and on the board of privately held Diamond Blade Warehouse. Previously, Ms. Forbes Lieberman served as a director of A.M. Castle & Co. and VWR Corporation. Ms. Forbes Lieberman's executive leadership experience includes her serving as: (i) interim Chief Operating Officer of Entertainment Resource, Inc.; (ii) President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors of TruServ Corporation (now known as True Value Company); (iii) Chief Financial Officer at each of ShopTalk Inc., The Martin-Brower Company, LLC, and Fel-Pro, Inc.; and (iv) an automotive industry consultant. Ms. Forbes Lieberman is a Certified Public Accountant and began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Ms. Forbes Lieberman holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and a BS Accountancy from the University of Illinois.

Alisa C. Norris Presiding Independent Director
Age 56 · Total comp. $225,623.00 · As of 20 Apr 2026

Ms. Norris has served as our Presiding Independent Director since May 2023 and as a director of the Company since October 2012. Ms. Norris also serves as a director of Vita-Mix Corporation, where she serves as its Lead Independent Director and Chair of its Compensation and Human Capital Management Committee, and also as a director of CP Direct. Ms. Norris previously served in several leadership positions including: (i) Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at JDRF International, where she was responsible for marketing, communications and digital growth, leading the organization's digital transformation; (ii) Chief Marketing Officer of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, where she was responsible for all aspects of marketing and communications; (iii) Chief People Officer of Opera Solutions, LLC, a leading predictive analytics company, where she was responsible for global staff operations and human capital management; (iv) Senior Vice President and a founding member of Zeborg, Inc.; and (v) a strategy consultant and Partner at Mitchell Madison Group. Ms. Norris holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Trinity College, where she was Phi Beta Kappa.

Joseph W. McDonnell Independent Director
Age 74 · Total comp. $215,623.00 · As of 20 Apr 2026

Mr. McDonnell has served as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since May 2022 and as a director of the Company since October 2012. Mr. McDonnell also serves as the President of the University of Maine at Farmington. In addition, Mr. McDonnell previously served as a Professor of Public Policy and Management at the University of Southern Maine's Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, where he lectured on organizational leadership, crisis and risk management, and argumentation, advocacy, and governance, among other subjects, and as a Founding Director, Faculty Fellow and member of the board of the University of Southern Maine's Confucius Institute. Mr. McDonnell previously served in several leadership positions in the academic and private sectors including: (i) Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs and as Dean of the College of Management and Human Service, each position at the University of Southern Maine; (ii) Interim Dean of the College of Business at Stony Brook University; (iii) President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York International Commerce Group, Inc., which provides services for companies doing business in China; and (iv) Senior Vice President at the Long Island Lighting Company, a large gas and electric utility company. Mr. McDonnell holds an Executive Program Certificate from Harvard Business School, a PhD in Communications from the University of Southern California, and an MA and BA from Stony Brook University.

Patrick S. McClymont Independent Director
Age 56 · Total comp. $215,623.00 · As of 20 Apr 2026

Mr. McClymont has served as Co-Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee since May 2022 and as a director of the Company since February 2017. Mr. McClymont also serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Hagerty, Inc. since September 2022. Prior to joining Hagerty, Mr. McClymont served as Chief Financial Officer of Orchard Technologies, Inc. from June 2021 to September 2022, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IMAX Corporation from 2016 to May 2021, as well as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sotheby's and as a Partner and Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he was a member of the Investment Banking Division. Mr. McClymont holds an MBA from The Amos Tuck School, Dartmouth College and a BS, with distinction, from Cornell University.

Dr. Pamela S. Puryear, PhD Independent Director
Age 62 · Total comp. $215,623.00 · As of 20 Apr 2026

Pamela S. Puryear, PhD, has served as Chair of the Compensation and Management Development Committee since May 2023 and as a director of the Company since December 2021. Dr. Puryear also serves as a director of SpartanNash Company, where she has served as Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since May 2024, and was a member of the Audit Committee until May 2024. Previously, Dr. Puryear served as a director of NextGen Healthcare, Inc. and Rockley Photonics Holdings Limited. Dr. Puryear is a business executive with 35 years of global experience in financial services, consulting, healthcare and retail. From 2009 to 2021, Dr. Puryear held several executive leadership roles, including: (i) Executive Vice President, Global Chief Human Resources Officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance; (ii) Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer at Zimmer Biomet; (iii) Senior Vice President, Chief Talent Officer at Pfizer Inc.; and (iv) Vice President, Organizational Development and Chief Talent Officer at Hospira Inc. Prior to these roles, Dr. Puryear led an independent organizational development consulting practice for 12 years working globally and across industry sectors, including consumer products, financial services, healthcare, professional services and insurance. Dr. Puryear also spent her first 10 years post-MBA in financial services in the real estate investment advisor industry. Her success in these positions has earned her recognition as a business and human capital thought leader and various honors, including the 2021 Elite 100 by Diversity Woman Magazine, which recognizes black women executives who lead and innovate complex transformations in corporate America. Dr. Puryear was also inducted into the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), the preeminent member organization for Black Executives, in 2019. In 2023, Dr. Puryear was recognized by WomenInc. Magazine as one of its 2023 Most Influential Women Corporate Board Directors. Dr. Puryear holds a Ph.D. degree in organizational psychology from California School of Professional Psychology, an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School, and a BA degree in psychology with a concentration in organizational behavior from Yale University. Dr. Puryear is a recognized business and human capital thought leader, currently serving as a member of the Advisory Board, Human Capital Center at The Conference Board, a research think tank that delivers business insights to 1,000 public and private organizations in 60 countries.

Alejandro C. Capparelli Independent Director
Age 57 · Total comp. $215,623.00 · As of 20 Apr 2026

Mr. Capparelli has served as Co-Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee since May 2023 and as a director of the Company since April 2022. Mr. Capparelli also serves as the Vice President and General Manager of Lifecycle Head of Regions of Rockwell Automation, Inc., an industrial automation and digital transformation company, which is included within the S&P 500 Index, and serves as an advisory board member of the Industrial Equipment Advisory Board of Technology and Service Industry Association. Mr. Capparelli previously served as Rockwell Automation President, Americas Region from October 2020 to January 2022 and President, Latin America Region from 2016 to September 2020. Prior to such time, Mr. Capparelli held numerous roles of increasing responsibility at leading sales, engineering and services businesses, and his experience includes strategy development and execution, risk management, financial management, go-to-market evolution, marketing, operations, and customer support organization. Mr. Capparelli holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (Argentina), and a Post Graduate degree in Business Management and Strategy from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Sunil Bhandari Chief Operations Officer
Age 46 · As of 11 May 2026

On May 11, 2026, the Company also announced the appointment of Mr. Sunil Bhandari as Chief Operations Officer of the Company, effective as of June 1, 2026. Mr. Bhandari, 46, most recently served as Vice President, Global Aftermarket - Mobility Group at Eaton Corporation plc (Eaton). Prior to this position, Mr. Bhandari held various leadership positions at Eaton, serving as Vice President & General Manager - eMobility from 2024 to 2025; Vice President, Global Operations - Manufacturing & Supply Chain, Mobility Group from 2021 to 2024; Vice President, Supply Chain, Vehicle Group & eMobility and Vice President, Global Materials Management and Logistics from 2017 to 2020. Mr. Bhandari holds an M.B.A. from the International Institute for Management Development - Switzerland, a Master's degree in Manufacturing Systems from the Singapore-MIT Alliance, and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Madras.

Ray Nicholas Vice President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Age 62 · As of 20 Apr 2026

Mr. Nicholas has served as our Chief Information Officer since 2013 and as our Vice President Information Technology since 2006. From 1990 to 2006, Mr. Nicholas served as the Manager and Director of Information Systems for our Temperature Control Division. Mr. Nicholas completed the Automotive Aftermarket Professional program at University of the Aftermarket, Northwood University, and an Executive Education program at University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, and holds a B.S. from Northeast Louisiana University.

Erin Pawlish Treasurer
Age 50 · As of 20 Apr 2026

Ms. Pawlish has served as our Treasurer since 2015. Prior to her appointment as our Treasurer, Ms. Pawlish served as our Financial Director from 2013 to 2015, and as a Senior Manager at KPMG LLP from 1998 to 2012. Ms. Pawlish holds a B.B.A. from Pace University. Ms. Pawlish is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Thomas Besson Chief Transformation Officer
Age 53 · As of 20 Apr 2026

Mr. Thomas Besson has served as our Chief Transformation Officer since January 2026. Prior to his appointment as our Chief Transformation Officer, Mr. Besson held various senior leadership positions at Honeywell Aerospace Technologies from 2021 to 2025, Nissan Motor Corporation from 2003 to 2021 with a secondment role in Mitsubishi Motors Corporation from 2017 to 2019. Prior to such time, Mr. Besson began his career at Booz Allen Hamilton and held various positions from Senior Consultant to Senior Associate. Mr. Besson holds a Master of Science, Materials Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a BS in Physics from Haverford College.

Esther Parker Chief Accounting Officer
Age 50 · As of 20 Apr 2026

Ms. Parker has served as our Chief Accounting Officer since April 2024. Prior to her appointment as our Chief Accounting Officer, Ms. Parker served in various controllership leadership positions at PepsiCo, Inc. from 2018 to April 2024 and General Electric Company from 2011 to 2018. Prior to such time, Ms. Parker began her career at KPMG in the United Kingdom, and later joined PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP in the New York City region, where she held the position of Senior Manager. Ms. Parker holds a BA from the University of Durham, United Kingdom. She is a Certified Public Accountant, a Chartered Accountant in England & Wales, and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.

Peter J. Sills Director Emeritus
As of 20 Apr 2026

Peter J. Sills has served as a director of the Company since July 2004 and from December 2000 to May 2004. Mr. Sills is a writer and an attorney. Mr. Sills is the brother of Arthur S. Sills and Lawrence I. Sills, and is the uncle of Eric Sills. Mr. Sills holds a JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a BA from Trinity College. Effective as of March 31, 2016, Peter J. Sills will resign as director of the company. Peter J. Sills will assume the role of Director Emeritus.

Arthur S. Sills Director Emeritus
As of 20 Apr 2026

Arthur S. Sills has served as a director of the Company since October 1995. Mr. Sills was an educator and administrator in the Massachusetts school districts for 30 years prior to his retirement in 2000. Mr. Sills is the brother of Lawrence I. Sills and Peter J. Sills, and is the uncle of Eric Sills. Mr. Sills holds an MEd from Hampton University and a BA from Colby College. Effective as of March 31, 2016, Arthur S. Sills will resign as director of the company. Arthur S. Sills will assume the role of Director Emeritus.

Lawrence I. Sills Director Emeritus
As of 20 Apr 2026

Mr. Sills has served as our Chairman of the Board since January 2021, and as a director of the Company since 1986. Mr. Sills has also served as our Executive Chairman of the Board from March 2016 to January 2021, Chairman of the Board from December 2000 to March 2016, Chief Executive Officer from December 2000 to March 2016, our President and Chief Operating Officer from 1986 to 2000, and our Vice President of Operations from 1983 to 1986. Mr. Sills is the father of Eric P. Sills, a director of the Company and our Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Sills holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Dartmouth College. On December 15, 2022, Lawrence I. Sills, Chairman announced that he will assume the role of Director Emeritus of the Board of Directors of Standard Motor Products, Inc. at the end of their current term of office on May 17, 2023.

Victoria T. Ringwood Chief Human Resources Officer
Age 57 · As of 20 Apr 2026

Ms. Ringwood has served as our Chief Human Resources Officer since January 2026. Prior to her appointment as our Chief Human Resources Officer, Ms. Ringwood served as Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S., Inc.'s Chief Human Resources Officer from 2021 to 2025, and as its Senior Vice President, Human Resources from 2018 to 2021. Prior to that, she held senior human resources leadership roles at Samsung Electronics from 2016 to 2018 and at Tyco International from 2004 to 2015. Ms. Ringwood began her career at Honeywell International as a member of its Human Resources Leadership Development Program. Ms. Ringwood holds a Master's degree in Human Resource Management from Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Connecticut. She is certified in Six Sigma and Change Management practices.

From SEC filings, via Futu. Compensation is total reported pay for the most recent fiscal year on file, not base salary alone.

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