Welcome to the Convenience-Store Women (CSW) People Roundup, where women in the convenience-store industry are highlighted for career changes, promotions and retirements each month. Read on for news about retailers, suppliers, distributors and more.
Retailers
Ashley Englefield DeWitt has been named president of Englefield Retail, Heath, Ohio-based parent company Englefield Inc. announced in September. DeWitt will lead Englefield Retail, which includes 116 Duchess Convenience Stores, Tic Tac Taco Mexican Kitchen, Taco Bell franchises and Royal Craft Kitchen, a food commissary supporting the convenience stores. “It’s a privilege to carry the torch to lead Duchess,” said DeWitt. “I am excited to carry on the work my grandfather started when he established the first Duchess convenience store more than 60 years ago.”
- Englefield Oil is No. 59 on CSP’s 2025 Top 202 ranking of largest U.S. convenience-store chains.
Beth Turenne (pictured above) is the new vice president of brand management at Westborough, Massachusetts-based EG America, according to a LinkedIn post. “Grateful and excited to join a rock star team dedicated to fueling America one gallon, one cup at a time,” Turenne posted on LinkedIn. Prior to this position, Turenne served as vice president of brand marketing category management for quick-service restaurant chain Dunkin’, Canton, Massachusetts, according to her LinkedIn bio.
- EG America is No. 6 on CSP’s 2025 Top 202 ranking of U.S. c-store chains by store count.
Suppliers
Reynolds American Inc., a subsidiary of British American Tobacco (BAT), has named Dawn-Marie Hutchinson (pictured above) as its new senior vice president and chief information officer. In this role at the Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based company, Hutchinson serves on the Reynolds American Leadership Team. Hutchinson also leads the Reynolds organization’s technology strategy and operations, encompassing digital workplace, core platforms, data and analytics, cybersecurity, and IT service delivery. She joined the global BAT Group in 2021.
Natalie Rothman is the new chief human resources officer at The Hershey Co. Rothman oversees the Hershey, Pennsylvania-based company’s global human resources function and reports to President and CEO Kirk Tanner. Prior to joining the candy maker, Rothman served as chief human resources officer at Atlanta-based Inspire Brands, where she modernized the company’s human resources operations through business process automation and AI tools.
Des Moines, Iowa-based NexChapter has hired convenience-store veteran Mendy Meriwether (pictured above) as vice president of its foodservice practice. Founded in 2024, NexChapter is a consulting firm that helps retailers with loyalty, retail media and digital commerce strategies. In her new role, Meriwether will “lead the development of menu strategies, stage-gate innovation processes, category management systems and execution frameworks that help convenience and grocery retailers convert foodservice into a high-margin growth engine,” the company said in a statement. A convenience-store veteran, Meriwether previously led foodservice strategy and execution at Wawa, Pennsylvania-based Wawa and EG America. “Mendy is the real deal,” said Art Sebastian, founder and CEO of NexChapter. “She’s led foodservice at scale for years, and she knows how to turn strategy into action. Bringing her onto our team shows we’re serious about helping retailers make foodservice a true growth engine.”
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