FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- KSS Fuels has announced the formation of its client advisory board, made up of well-known convenience store retailers.
The board will supplement the KSS Fuels executive management team by providing industry guidance and validation of strategic issues, including business direction, product and service roadmaps and retail-technology innovation.
The board will strengthen the company's existing knowledge by providing in-depth domain expertise and includes:
- *Ari Haseotes, president and COO of Cumberland Farms Inc., Framingham, Mass.
- *Jeff Miller, president of Miller Oil Co. Inc., Norfolk, Va.
- *Quinn Ricker, president of Ricker Oil Co., Anderson, Ind.
- Frank Gleeson, retail director of Topaz Energy Group Ltd., Dublin, Ireland.
"The client advisory board will fulfill an extremely valuable role for KSS Fuels, ensuring that we supplement existing knowledge with 'real world' industry experience," said Bob Stein, president and CEO of KSS Fuels. "I am delighted to gather together a set of board members who are highly recognized for their achievements in their respective markets. Each of them possesses outstanding talent and a passion for business intelligence and innovation to improve retail operations."
He said the addition of MPSI retail network planning solutions and market data to existing KSS Fuels pricing solutions brought KSS a warehouse of petroleum retailing data and analytic tools.
"I'm confident our outstanding board will help guide us in using these tools to bring significant value to retailers throughout the world," Stein said. "I am honored to have such important industry leaders offer their time, energy and expertise to assist our experienced team at KSS Fuels as we continuously improve our retailing business intelligence solutions."
Under the board's guidance, Stein said KSS will deliver "enhanced fuels pricing, retail network planning and data analysis allowing our clients everywhere to make better-informed decisions for greater profitability."
KSS Fuels is a global leader in fuels pricing and retail location intelligence, with software, analytics and consulting solutions for petroleum retailers. Clients can access a single, integrated source for the data-driven intelligence necessary to optimize pricing strategies and to evaluate and manage retail network locations to enhance profitability. With global headquarters in Manchester, U.K., the company has North American headquarters in Florham Park, N.J.
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