Jeremy Osterstock has joined Pilot Co. as the Knoxville, Tennessee-based convenience-store chain’s new chief financial officer.
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“With more than two decades of global leadership experience, Jeremy is known for his focus on developing people, building strong teams and creating long‑term value,” Pilot said in a LinkedIn post on Thursday. “His leadership and passion for working collaboratively and supporting organizations through growth and change will continue to help strengthen Pilot for the future.”
Osterstock has more than 20 years building leadership skills and creating value through finance in the oil and gas industry, he said on his LinkedIn page.
Pilot’s website said that Osterstock serves as executive vice president, chief financial officer for Pilot.
“He is responsible for leading all financial-related activities and accountability for the company, including oversight of companywide financial operations, accounting, forecasting, strategic planning, deal analysis and negotiations,” the website said.
Osterstock is succeeding Joe Lillo, who joined Pilot in April 2023 as CFO and “played a key role in guiding the company’s finance organization through the Berkshire Hathaway transition,” Pilot told CSP. Lillo will remain with the company as interim controller during the transition “to ensure a seamless handover before pursuing new opportunities for him and his family later this year,” Pilot said.
Osterstock comes to Pilot from ExxonMobil, where he most recently was chief financial officer, upstream, according to LinkedIn and the Pilot website.
“Over the course of nearly 25 years with ExxonMobil, Jeremy held a variety of senior leadership roles in the US, Europe and Asia with a focus on financial reporting and analysis, risk management and finance transformation,” Pilot’s website said.
Osterstock has a master of business administration in finance from Penn State and a bachelor of arts degree in molecular biology and biochemistry from Wesleyan University.
Pilot Co. is the largest operator of travel centers in North America, with more than 750 locations across 44 states and six Canadian provinces, selling about 14 billion gallons of fuel a year and about $3 billion in food and merchandise.
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