Standard Motor Products, Inc. announced that Alejandro Cesar Capparelli has been appointed as an independent director to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Capparelli will serve as a member of the Audit Committee, Compensation and Management Development Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and Strategic Planning Committee. In connection with the addition of Mr. Capparelli, the Board of Directors increased the size of the Board from ten to eleven directors and, effective as of May 19, 2022, approved a reduction in the size of the Board from eleven to ten directors upon the retirement of Mr. Richard Ward.

Mr. Capparelli, age 53, currently serves as the Vice President of Global Commercial Lifecycle Services of Rockwell Automation, Inc.