10 Advance Auto Parts regional operations leaders
Regional vice president, regional director of store sales and operations and vice president of field operations are among the roles held by these ten Advance Auto Parts regional operations leaders, who run or have run regions of Advance stores. A reader can learn how regional operations leaders run their areas at Advance Auto Parts from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Eli Rosa
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President Northeast · Advance Auto Parts
Eli Rosa has been Regional Vice President Northeast at Advance Auto Parts since September 2025. At Advance Auto Parts they were also Vice President Operations (2022–2025) and District Manager (2016–2022), and they were District Manager at Sports Authority (2014–2016). The listing places them in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Erik Estrada
LinkedInExperience: Former Regional Vice President of Sales and Operations - South Region · Advance Auto Parts
Erik Estrada was Regional Vice President of Sales and Operations - South Region at Advance Auto Parts (2023–2026) and has been Vice President of Commercial Sales - Great Lakes Region there since August 2026. They were also Vice President of Commercial Sales - Midwest Region at Advance Auto Parts (2017–2023).
Jason Shriver
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President · Advance Auto Parts
Jason Shriver has been Regional Vice President at Advance Auto Parts since May 2026. They were Regional Director at Bass Pro Shops (2024–2026), Regional Manager at Sportsman's Warehouse (2020–2023), and Vice President of Stores (2018–2019) and Regional Vice President (2017–2018) at SHOPKO STORES INC.
Jeffrey Farrell
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of Store Sales and Operations · Advance Auto Parts, South
Jeffrey Farrell has been Regional Director of Store Sales and Operations at Advance Auto Parts, South since February 2009. They were District Manager at AutoZone Auto Parts (1990–2009) and FT, Co-Manager, Business Unit Manager at National Tea Company / The Real Superstore (1994–1995). The listing places them in New Orleans.
Marcial Rodriguez
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Field Operations · Advance Auto Parts
Marcial Rodriguez has been Vice President, Field Operations at Advance Auto Parts since September 2026. They were Senior Executive Director, Sales & Services Strategy (2023–2025), Divisional General Manager (2021–2023) and Regional General Manager, Sales & Services (2018–2020) at The Home Depot.
Mark Ortiz
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President · Advance Auto Parts
Mark Ortiz has been Regional Vice President at Advance Auto Parts since July 2026, a role the profile places in Florida. They were Director of Commercial Development at Cemex US (2025–2026), and Director Pro & Installed Sales Credit (2025) and Senior Director Pro Sales (2023–2025) at Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Matthew Phillips
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President of Sales and Operations, Midwestern U.S. · Advance Auto Parts
Matthew Phillips has been Regional Vice President of Sales and Operations, Midwestern U.S. at Advance Auto Parts since October 2024. At Advance Auto Parts they were also Regional Vice President of Sales and Operations, Western U.S. (2022–2024), Vice President of Store Operations Support (2022) and Vice President of Operations (2018–2022).
Michael Fogarty
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President · Advance Auto Parts
Michael Fogarty has been Regional Vice President at Advance Auto Parts since October 2024, a role the profile places in Roanoke, Virginia. They were Vice President, Field Execution at Advance Auto Parts (2012–2018) and worked in Rental Services Business Development, Strategy & Growth at Carter Machinery (2018–2024).
Ralph LaSalle
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President · Advance Auto Parts
Ralph LaSalle is Regional Vice President at Advance Auto Parts, a current role the listing shows without a start date. They were District Manager at Circuit City Stores Inc. (1992–2004) and District Manager at Sears Stores (1969–1992). The listing places them in Macungie, Pennsylvania.
Tim MacKrell
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President · Advance Auto Parts
Tim MacKrell has been Regional Vice President at Advance Auto Parts since November 2003, and the listing also shows a Regional Vice President row there for 2003–2009. They were Senior Vice President at Eye Care Centers of America (2001–2003). The listing places them in Austin, Texas.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's background to your question, since a leader who came up through Advance districts and one hired from another retailer will compare the job differently. Weigh how recently each person took the role, because someone new to a region and someone who has led it for years will describe different challenges.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took over your region?
- 02How do you decide where to spend your own time across the districts and stores you are responsible for?
- 03What from your earlier store, district or sales roles still shapes how you lead a region?
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