Shannon Michels receives special honor. Shannon Michels, a Kum & Go associate since 1998, recently received the company’s prestigious “2011 Supervisor of the Year” award. This marks the third straight year the company has recognized the Minot, N.D., native. Michels, who resides in Williston, N.D., earned “2010 National Division Supervisor of the Year” and “2009…
Molly Hoyt Joins NACS
NACS hires meetings coordinator. Molly Hoyt has joined NACS, effective, Feb. 27, as its meetings coordinator. Prior to joining NACS, Hoyt worked at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, where she served as a meetings concierge and eventually assistant banquet manager, supervising all banquet functions at the hotel. Hoyt earned a B.S. in communication from Ohio…
Drew Arberg Joins NACS
Arberg appointed new data integrity coordinator. Drew Arberg has joined NACS as its data integrity coordinator. Most recently, Arberg worked as a research assistant for the Charleston School of Law’s Career Services Department. He graduated from the College of Charleston with a B.A. in political science in 2009. Arberg is a resident of Reston, Va.
Doug Reed Joins NACS
NACS welcomes vice president of marketing. Doug Reed joined NACS on Feb. 8 as its vice president of marketing. In this position, Reed will oversee the association’s marketing department and its related functions. Prior to joining NACS, Reed was the director of interactive technology at OTM Partners, and he was responsible for developing the plan,…
Atlas Oil Hosts First Annual Sammy Awards
The Sammy Awards are voted on by Atlas team members who wish to recognize excellence among their peers. It was a star-studded evening complete with a red carpet and Oscar-esque award statues on Friday, Jan. 27 at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn, Mich. “Atlas Oil is a company that prides itself on its entrepreneurial spirit…
Kum & Go’s Chief Operating Officer To Retire
An internal and external search is being launched for a new chief operating officer. Kum & Go Chief Operating Officer Dennis Folden is retiring from the company later this summer. According to Folden, after more than four decades at Kum & Go, he felt the timing was perfect. “I have been honored to serve Kum…
AWMA’s Closing Super Session Panel Announced
AWMA’s 2012 Show Closing Super Session titled “What’s Driving the Changing Retail Landscape?” is set to be held Friday, Feb. 17., and will include insights from a panel of leading retailers that includes Tedeschi Food Shops President & CEO Peter Tedeschi, Open Pantry Food Marts of Wisconsin COO James F. Fiene, and CPD Energy CEO…
Jenkins Joins Gilbarco Veeder-Root
Matt JenkinsMatt Jenkins has joined Gilbarco Veeder-Root’s Commercial Business Unit as sales manager. In this role Matt will support the company’s Commercial and Industrial customers with products such as Gasboy PLUS fleet management solutions, Atlas fuel dispensers and Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) dispensers, as well as Veeder-Root automatic tank gauges. “As part of our continued…
Coinstar Inc. Announces Employee Promotions
Coinstar Inc., a provider of automated retail, has appointed Mary Leonard to chief performance officer and member of the Coinstar executive management team. Leonard previously served as senior vice president of operations for redbox, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coinstar. Reporting to Gregg Kaplan, president and chief operating officer of Coinstar Inc., Leonard will replace retiring…
NACS Elects Executive Committee Officers
NACS announced the election of its 2010-11 Executive Committee during its Board of Directors meeting at the NACS Show in Atlanta this week. Jeff Miller, president of Norfolk, Virginia-based Miller Oil Co. Inc., was named the association’s 2010-11 chairman of the board. Miller also chairs the NACS Executive Committee, which provides strategic direction and financial…