Between now and Jan. 3, CSP is asking suppliers to cast their votes at www.CSPDailyNews.com/CategoryManagerAward to elect the c-store industry’s finest category managers. Winners will be announced at a special ceremony during the 2017 Convenience Retailing University, to be held Feb. 22-24, and will be featured in a special section of CSP’s 2017 Category Management Handbook.
Suppliers nominated finalists earlier this year based not only on bottom-line results, but also the extraordinary dedication displayed in staying on top of trends, introducing new lines and offering unique solutions to everyday category challenges.
The honor of Category Manager of the Year will be bestowed on one person from each of nine product categories:
Alcohol Beverages
- Joe Fugazzi, Kroger C-Store Division
- John Deichler, Murphy USA
- Richard Ginther, Kum & Go
Candy
- Felix Oliu, Murphy USA
- Krisanne Flamini, Wawa
- Timothy Young, Newcomb Oil – Five Star
Dispensed Beverages
- BJ Reed, Speedway – Marathon Petroleum
- Connie Kelehan, Kum & Go
- Greg Lorance, Cumberland Farms
- Shawn Barnes, 7-Eleven
Foodservice
- Ben Boulden, Kum & Go
- Matt High, 7-Eleven
- Michael Lane, CST Brands – Corner Store
- Robert Wolf, Bosselman – Pump & Pantry
- Tara Anderson, Holiday Stationstores
General Merchandise/HBC
- Denny Sharma, Circle K West Coast
- Richard Ginther, Kum & Go
- Steven Desautels, Murphy USA
- Tad Menoes, Circle K Great Lakes
OTP
- George Antonsen, Holiday Stationstores
- Mike Nelson, Mapco – Delek U.S. Holdings
- Phil Wilhelm, 7-Eleven
Packaged Beverages
- Damian Wyatt, Mapco – Delek U.S. Holdings
- Dana Sump, Casey’s General Stores
- Misti Mason, Circle K Southeast
- Steven Jones, Sunoco Inc. – Energy Transfer Partners
Snacks
- Kurt Fraschetti, Circle K Great Lakes
- Tim Burner, Holiday Stationstores
- William Slattery, Circle K Midwest
Tobacco
- Anne Flint, Cumberland Farms
- Jodi Gehrts, Kum & Go
- Joe O’Connor, Holiday Stationstores
- Mike LaBerteaux, Walters-Dimmick Petroleum – Johnny’s
- Ruth Ann Lilly, Sunoco Inc. – Energy Transfer Partners
Suppliers can cast their votes between now and Jan. 3, at www.CSPDailyNews.com/CategoryManagerAward.
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