LKQ Corporation Appoints Salvatore A. Abbate as President and Chief Executive Officer
LKQ Corporation appointed Salvatore A. Abbate as President and CEO effective December 15, 2026, succeeding Justin Jude, who departs immediately. Until Abbate takes over, an interim Office of the CEO consisting of Chairman John Mendel and Audit Committee Chair Sue Gove will run the company. Abbate previously led Veritiv through a transformation that saw its share price rise more than 13-fold before its $2.6 billion sale to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in 2023.
Key figures
- Effective date
- 2026-12-15
- Veritiv sale value
- $2.6 billion
- Veritiv share price gain
- more than 13-fold
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