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Podcast: Casey's CEO Darren Rebelez Accepts 2024 Retail Leader of the Year Award

Convenience-store leader highlights how his team has leaned into growth

This episode is sponsored by Cenex®

Darren Rebelez, CEO of Casey's and CSP's 2024 Retail Leader of the Year, accepted the award in October at the RLOY dinner in Las Vegas. In his acceptance speech, he thanked and honored the entire Casey's team.

“I’m just one person up here representing the achievements of the 45,000 team members we have across our 2,700 stores; many of whom are working as we speak to take care of our guests in our communities. We're here to celebrate them,” he said.

Listen to his acceptance speech here.

  • Casey's General Stores Inc. is No. 3 on CSP's 2023 Top 202 ranking of convenience-store chains by store count.

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