Page 34 - Oil and Energy-February 2013
Basic HTML Version
Profiles
time achievement award” more than it does
a typical vendor of the year award.
“Taco sets the bar high, and then
exceeds that level,” added Rynecki. “We
continuously evaluate and rate the compa-
nies whose products we sell. Fortunately,
and not by accident, most of them share
membership in a group that represents the
industry well. And, occasionally, one firm
rises uniquely above the rest.
“Taco received the highest marks
among our team this year, and so we were
compelled to present the award,” continued
Rynecki.
Presentation of the award coincided
with Sid Harvey’s annual sales management
conference, training sessions and a factory
tour hosted by Taco’s Ken Anderson, VP,
Northeast regional sales, residential.
“As always, we were very nicely
surprised with our visit to Taco. Taco’s
staff and employees do everything they can
to make our experience a good one, and
the facilities are amazing,” said Rynecki.
“We had one of the best sales management
conferences, ever. The level of support was
over the top.
“My experience with Taco goes back
many years,” he concluded. “The company
is an extension of who Johnny White
is. Taco’s family values have a strong
and positive influence, and their roots
strengthen the values. The company is
driven from within to exceed customer
and quality expectations. Their culture and
drive for performance are very similar to
our own here at Sid Harvey’s.”
GLOBAL PARTNERS WILL
SUPPLY AND OPERATE GETTY
STATIONS IN METRO NEW YORK
Global Partners LP, of Waltham,
Mass., recently announced the signing of
a long-term lease agreement with Getty
Realty Corp. that enables the Partnership
to supply gasoline to and operate through a
dealer network approximately 90 of Getty’s
gas station sites in the boroughs of Queens,
Manhattan and the Bronx as well as in Long
Island and Westchester County.
“Further enhancing our fuel supply
and distribution network through vertical
integration of strategically located assets
is a key element in our growth plan, and
today’s announcement is the most recent
step in executing that objective,” said Eric
Slifka, the Partnership’s President and
Chief Executive Officer. “Our expanded
relationship with Getty, which follows this
year’s acquisition of Alliance Energy and
our 2010 purchase of Mobil stations from
ExxonMobil Corporation, demonstrates
the value of our Gasoline Distribution and
Station Operations segment as an effective
and efficient platform for growth.
“This long-term agreement significantly
expands our retail gasoline and fuel
distribution presence in the NewYorkmetro
region,” Slifka said. “We look forward to
continuing to enhance our strategic alliance
with Getty.”
Most of the approximately 90 stations
under the new long-term lease arrangement
had been part of an interim fuel supply and
services agreement that Global Partners and
Getty entered earlier last year. The initial
lease term for the locations is 15 years and
includes multiple five-year renewal options.
Approximately 140 sites, the majority in
New York and New Jersey, will continue
to operate under the interim fuel supply
agreement.
GREG ELLIOTT JOINS WOHLER USA
Wohler USA recently announced the
addition of Greg Elliott to their team. As
Manager of Business Development, Greg
will explore new markets for Wohler’s
product lines.
A graduate of Bryant University, Greg
has extensive experience with business
ownership and start-ups, as well as retail,
wholesale, manufacturing and national
account management. “Greg’s talent
and enthusiasm will
enhance our customers’
experience,” says Peter
Cullen, Wohler’s Chief
Operating Officer. “We
look forward to having
him on our growing
team.”
Visit
r more
information about Wohler USA.
SUBURBAN PROPANE ADDS TWO TO BOARD
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., a
nationwide distributor of propane, fuel
oil and related products and services,
as well as a marketer of natural gas and
electricity, announced recently that its
Board of Supervisors approved an increase
in the number of independent members
of the board of from five to seven, and
elected Lawrence C. Caldwell and Matthew
J. Chanin to fill the two new positions.
Caldwell and Chanin were elected for a
term due to expire in 2015.
Caldwell brings over 40 years of
successful investment and senior executive
management experience in a broad range
of public and private businesses across
several different industries, and has held
a number of board directorships. He was
a co-founder of New Canaan Investments,
Inc., a private equity investment firm,
where he was one of three senior officers
of the firm from 1988 through 2005.
He is currently a director of Magnuson
Products, LLC.
Chanin brings 35 years of investment
experiencewitha focus onhighly structured
private placements for companies in a
broad range of industries, with a particular
focus on energy companies. He was
Senior Managing Director of Prudential
Investment Management from 1996 until
his retirement in January, 2012.
34 • OIL&ENERGY
