FAIRFAX, Va. -- The American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA) has announced that Rob Sincavich, president of Team Sledd, Wheeling, W.Va., will assume the chairmanship of AWMA at the association's annual convention, the AWMA Marketplace & Solutions Expo, in Las Vegas, February 24-26.
Sincavich succeeds 2014 chairman Mark Davenport, Core-Mark Distributors Inc., Sanford, N.C., and will address the convention at the opening general session.
Purchasing Sledd Co. in 1996, he and his business partner, Randy Emanuelson, have built it into today's Team Sledd--a leading U.S. convenience wholesaler.
An AWMA board of director and former AWMA education committee co-chairman, Sincavich is a progressive industry leader who will help AWMA succeed well into the future, the group said. He credits his involvement with AWMA and its members for helping to increase his industry knowledge over the years.
"I am very excited to lead AWMA for 2015," said Sincavich. "Our agenda is packed with exciting and interesting changes, and I am thrilled to be part of the transformation that our association has as its agenda for the coming year."
He pointed out that the convenience distribution industry is rapidly changing, keeping pace with economic realities and the influence of technology. He noted that increased governmental pressure is coming from state legislatures across the nation, and said AWMA is stepping up its governmental affairs program to track state legislative initiatives that affect distributors, as well as action in Washington.
"In 2015, we will be deploying new tools, programs, resources, and strategies to address the changes and pressures that are occurring in our industry," said Sincavich.
The AWMA is an international trade organization working on behalf of convenience store distributors in the United States. Its distributor members represent more than $85 billion in U.S. convenience product sales. Associate members include manufacturers, service providers, technology companies, brokers, retailers and others allied to the convenience store retailing industry.
In addition to convenience stores, its largest customer segment, convenience distributors also service grocery stores, drug stores, tobacco shops, mass merchants, newsstands, concession stands, gift shops, fundraising groups, restaurants, institutions and more.
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