PCATS Announces New Chairman and 2011 Board of Advisors, Officers

Avsha Klachuk succeeds Pat Lewis as Board Chairman.

April 07, 2011

STAFFORD, VA - The convenience and petroleum industry??s technology standards body ?" the Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards (PCATS) ?" has named Avsha Klachuk, director of marketing technology of ALON Brands (Dallas TX), as chairman of its Board of Advisors. Klachuk has a long history of advocating and supporting industry standards through his many years of involvement with PCATS, including serving as vice chairman.

"I am honored that the PCATS membership has chosen me to lead the organization, and truly excited about the standards work and opportunities that will provide real cost savings to the industry", said Klachuk. "As a multi-vertical, multinational-organization, Alon has long understood the value of technology standards and supported this belief through PCATS. I look forward to continuing the excellent work and leadership of Pat Lewis and his predecessors."

PCATS also held general elections for open vice chair and at large board of advisor positions:

Vice Chair Ed Collupy, vice president of information services at The Pantry Inc. (Sanford, NC)
At Large James Maxey, vice president of retail systems at Valero Retail Holdings Inc. (San Antonio, TX)

Individual PCATS committees have also concluded election of committee chairs, who will serve on the Board of Advisors:

EB2B Committee Chair Jenny Bullard, CIO at Flash Foods (Waycross, GA)
Membership and Marketing Committee Chair Drew Mize, vice president of product management and marketing at The Pinnacle Corporation (Arlington, TX)
Data Security Committee Chair Ann Seki, compliance analyst at Chevron Corporation (San Ramon, CA)

Board positions not open for election this year are filled by:

Secretary Kraig Adams, vice president customer solutions at Coca Cola Refreshments (Atlanta, GA)
Immediate Past Chair Pat Lewis, partner of Oasis Stop 'N Go Convenience Stores (Twin Falls, ID)
Certification Committee Chair Gregg Peele, president and CEO of CmiSolutions (Charlotte, NC)
Point-of-Sale (POS)/Back Office (BO) Committee Vice-Chair Jeff Shein, software development lead at Radiant Systems (Alpharetta, GA)
Technology Advisory Committee Chair Bill Wade, senior systems analyst at Professional Data Solutions (Temple, TX)
Device Integration/OSA Committee Chair Ken Ringeman, systems architect at Gilbarco Veeder-Root Inc. (Greensboro, NC)
Retail Financial Transactions Committee Chair Brad McGuinness, vice president of development at VeriFone Inc. (Clearwater, FL)
NACS Representative Michael Davis, vice president of retailer services (Alexandria, VA)