TravelCenters of America (TA), a bp company, appointed Jason Nordin as CEO, effective immediately, the company announced Tuesday. Nordin succeeds Debi Boffa, who resigned from the convenience-store chain in October.
Nordin spent 12 years at Pilot Co., Knoxville, Tennessee, where he served six years as chief operating officer. As COO, he oversaw more than 23,000 team members across more than 650 travel centers and quick-serve restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. His leadership spanned merchandising, foodservice, maintenance and field operations. He also managed Pilot’s dealer and license network of more than 120 locations, giving him a comprehensive view of the travel center ecosystem, according to TA.
More recently, he was president at Family Dollar and chief of stores at Dollar Tree, both based in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Nordin will work closely with the bp and TA leadership teams in the coming weeks to ensure a smooth transition before taking on full accountabilities as CEO, the company said.
“I’m honored to join TA and bp at such a pivotal moment,” said Nordin. “TA has a strong legacy of serving professional drivers and travelers across the country, and I’m excited to work with the team to build on that foundation. The opportunity to help shape the future of fleet mobility and deliver value to our guests and communities is incredibly energizing.”
- Chicago-based bp is No. 5 on CSP’s 2025 Top 202 ranking of U.S. convenience-store chains by store count.
Boffa had been with bp for almost 30 years. She was designated CEO of TA in May 2023, after bp purchased the Westlake, Ohio-based convenience operator for $1.3 billion.
Greg Franks, senior vice president of mobility and convenience for the Americas of bp, took Boffa’s place as interim CEO until Nordin’s appointment.
“Jason’s prior leadership in the travel center industry and in other major retail organizations has prepared him to take on this critical role,” said Franks. “I’m grateful to Jason for stepping into this opportunity and I’m excited to see how he will help us shape the future of TA.”
The leadership transition comes during a tumultuous time for TA parent company bp.
The company announced during its second-quarter earnings call in August that it would be cutting about 6,200 corporate jobs by the end of 2026 as part of ongoing restructuring. The company had said the majority of the layoffs would come during the fourth quarter of 2025.
TA operates about 300 locations in 44 states under its TA, Petro Stopping Centers and TA Express brands.
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