Michael Coppola

Michael Coppola was the President and Chief Executive Officer at Advance Auto Parts until May 2007. He was responsible for authoring the company's marketing philosophy and created their strategic plan through 2010. Mr. Coppola held several senior roles at Advance, including EVP and COO from 2003 to 2005. He oversaw strategy development, merchandising, marketing, store operations, logistics and corporate purchasing. He also held the role of SVP, Merchandising from 2001-2003, where he oversaw all promotional planning, merchandising and procurement activity. Mr. Coppola also has extensive experience in the grocery industry. He has spent over 30 years with Tops Markets supermarket chain. He served as EVP, Marketing, where he was responsible for all sales and marketing functions within the organization in addition to strategic planning, merchandising, and franchise relations. (This is me - Update Profile)