YORK, Pa. -- Chris Hartman, the son of Rutter’s CEO Scott Hartman, has joined the c-store chain as director of fuels and forecourt._0.jpeg)
Hartman is the 11th generation of the family to work for Rutter’s, which was founded in 1747. He will manage the procurement and retail of fuel products for Rutter’s convenience stores, as well as the chain’s fleet-card program. In addition, Hartmann will oversee the forecourt experience, which includes car wash, compressed air and vacuum, signage and electric-vehicle (EV) charging.
Rutter’s has been testing alternative fuels in recent years. In 2017, the retailer added EV charging stations to a couple of its locations to support Nissan’s No Charge to Charge program. And in 2018, Rutter’s is introducing E15, the 15% ethanol blend, to several of its sites.
Hartman had worked in various positions at Rutter’s for eight years, including as a store employee and store manager. He had just completed his MBA in finance with the George Washington University School of Business in Washington, D.C., and has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.
“Having our 11th generation join the business on the corporate level is a major milestone,” said Scott Hartman, whose mother is a member of the Rutter clan. “The combination of Chris’s experience working in the stores as he grew up, five years with Crossmark as a food broker, and his master’s level education will prove an asset to the organization.”
Rutter’s, York, Pa., operates nearly 70 c-stores in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland. It ranked No. 96 in CSP's 2018 Top 202 list of U.S. c-stores by number of company-owned retail outlets.
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