Retail Committees

A member-driven organization, NACS is led by a 29-member Board of Directors. The Board performs their advisory and oversight function through well-structured, planned, and assigned committees to take advantage of the expertise of the directors.

Up to twenty seven industry retailers make up the NACS Board of Directors. A diverse store size and regional representation among the Board members is a requirement of the NACS by-laws. No less than one third must represent retail companies with 25 stores or fewer and no less than one third must represent retail companies with 150 stores or more.  There must be three Board members from each of the 6 domestic regions, but no more than three from any one state (unless the state has 100+ NACS retail members). In addition, the Chairman and Chairman-elect of the NACS Supplier Board serve on the Board of Directors. Board members are elected by the greater NACS membership, and elections are held each fall during the NACS Show. Individual committees include Legislative, Retail Engagement, Research & Technology and several others.

In 2016, NACS by-laws were addended to create the NACS International Board of Directors. The chairman of the International Board of Directors is a voting member of the domestic NACS Board of Directors, representing region 7.

The structure of the leadership board and committees is as follows (click on a box to list the members of that committee):

Chair

Anne Gauthier
CFO/Co-CEO
St. Romain Oil Company, LLC

Member

Brad Anderson
Chief Operating Officer
Pilot Travel Centers LLC

Chris Bambury
President
Bambury, Inc. dba BONNEAU

Tony Battaglia
Key Accounts & Industry Development VP, On-The-Go Sales Channels
Tropicana Brands Group

Blake Benefiel
Senior Section Sales Director
Altria Group Distribution Company

Badih El-Nemr
Executive Vice President
Nouria Energy Corp.

Terry Gallagher
President
Gasamat Oil Corp/Smoker Friendly

Ruth Ann Lilly
Sr. VP of Merchandising & Marketing
GPM Investments, LLC

Missy Matthews
Owner
Childers Oil Co. dba Double Kwik

Lonnie McQuirter
Director of Operations
36 Lyn Refuel Station

Kent Montgomery
Head of Industry Relations
PepsiCo, Inc.

Jay Nelson
President
Excel Tire Gauge, LLC

T.J. Noonan
Senior Director, Head of Business Development
Circle K - Global Team

Alex Olympidis
President of Operations
Family Express Corporation

Babir Sultan
CEO
Fav Trip

Brian Trout
Chief Executive Officer
Greater Houston Retailers Cooperative Association, Inc. - Kudos

Sarah Vilim
Director, National Retail Sales
Keurig Dr Pepper

Staff Liaison

Jeff Burrell
VP, Retail Engagement
NACS

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