UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  09/29/2010
 
THE PEP BOYS - MANNY MOE & JACK
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number:  001-03381
 
PA
  
23-0962915
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
 
3111 West Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
215-430-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
On September 29, 2010, The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack (the "Company") designated Sanjay Sood, its Vice President - Controller, as the Company's principal accounting officer.

Mr. Sood, 46, has been the Company's Vice President - Controller since he joined Pep Boys in 2005. Prior to joining Pep Boys, Mr. Sood worked at Danka Business Systems as Senior Vice President of Finance from 2001 to 2005 and as Senior Vice President of Planning and Analysis from 2000 to 2001. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Sood served as Vice President and Corporate Controller of Hollywood Entertainment. Mr. Sood has over 20 years of private and public accounting experience.

Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer Raymond L. Arthur, who was previously designated as both principal financial officer and principal accouting officer, will remain the Company's principal financial officer.

 

 

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
           
THE PEP BOYS - MANNY MOE & JACK
 
 
Date: October 01, 2010
     
By:
 
/s/    Brian D. Zuckerman

               
Brian D. Zuckerman
               
SVP - General Counsel & Secretary