FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Susan Hilaski, PCATS Director of Implementation
Phone: (703) 836-1137
E-mail: shilaski@pcats.org
February 8, 2008
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards (PCATS) has announced its 2008 leadership following elections held on January 24, 2008, during the 5th Annual PCATS Winter Meetings in Orlando, Florida.
At the PCATS Board of Directors Meeting, the gavel passed from Chairperson Devin Bates of Susser Holdings Corporation’s Stripes® Convenience Stores in San Angelo, Texas, to the newly elected Chair Jenny Bullard, CIO of Flash Foods, in Waycross, Georgia, who served as PCATS Vice Chair in 2007. Bates will continue to serve on the PCATS Board as immediate past chair.
“PCATS just completed a very productive year under Devin Bates leadership and as we move into 2008. I look forward to working with the PCATS board of directors, staff and members to keep this strong momentum going,” said Bullard. “PCATS has accomplished much in the past year as result of Devin’s strong leadership and we are pleased to welcome Jenny Bullard as chair of the PCATS Board. Jenny’s 35 plus years of experience in the convenience store industry, particularly in the area of technology and standards will be a real asset for the Alliance,” said PCATS Executive Director John Hervey.
Director of MIS Gabriel Olives of Turkey Hill Minit Markets in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who served as Chair of the Retailer Business Requirements Committee in 2007, was elected Vice Chair of the board. Vice President of Strategic Industry Initiatives Ann Dozier of the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, was reelected to a two year term as Secretary and Lisa Stewart, president of Impact 21 Group, was reelected to a similar term as Technology Advisory Committee Chair.
In addition to these executive committee appointments, other PCATS members serving on the Board of Directors are:
Certification Committee Chair
Gregg Peele, president and CEO of CMi Solutions (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Implementation Committee Chair
James Maxey, senior manager of store systems development and maintenance of Valero Retail Holdings Inc. (San Antonio, Texas)
Membership and Marketing
Scott Rockafellow, senior manager of e-business solutions of Anheuser-Busch, Inc. (St. Louis, Missouri)
Retailer Business Requirements Committee Chair
Patrick J. Lewis, partner and CEO of Oasis Stop 'N Go LLC Convenience Stores and KickBack Points Rewards Systems (Twin Falls, Idaho)
Device Integration/OSA Committee Chair
Kenneth Ringeman, system architect of Gilbarco Veeder-Root (Greensboro, North Carolina)
Point of Sale (POS)/Back Office Integration Committee Vice-Chair
Bill Wade, Senior Systems Analyst of PDI (Temple, Texas)
Retail Financial Transactions Committee Chair
Brad McGuinness, vice president of product development of VeriFone, Inc. (Clearwater, Florida)
NACS Representative
Hank Armour, president and CEO of The Association for Convenience & Petroleum Retailing (Alexandria, Virginia)
Retailers who previously served as Chairperson on the PCATS Board of Directors are Richard D. Oneslager Jr. owner of Balmar Management Group, LLC, in Denver, Colorado, who held the position in 2006 and President and CEO Scott Hartman of CHR Corp’s (dba Rutter's Farm Stores) in York, Pennsylvania, who served as Chair in 2004-2005.
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About PCATS
The Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards (PCATS) was founded in September 2003 to continue the development and maintenance for standards work initiated under the NACS Technology Standards Project. PCATS mission is to develop, maintain and help members implement a variety of technology standards. With over 170 members, the group’s membership represents more than 22,000 convenience stores. Membership is open to any petroleum marketer, convenience store owner/operator, other retail channels, or any of their suppliers or vendors. For additional information regarding PCATS, please visit www.pcats.org.
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