NACS Show Retailer Panel Features Speedway, Valero Leaders

Joe Petrowski of the Cumberland Gulf Group will moderate the "A Tale of Two Retailers" General Session at the NACS Show.

June 24, 2011

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Speedway LLC President Tony Kenney and Valero Energy Corp. President Gary Arthur have been announced as panelists for the NACS Show General Session, "A Tale of Two Retailers." Joe Petrowski, CEO of the Cumberland Gulf Group, will moderate the panel discussion.

The Oct. 3 session, presented by NACS Magazine, is part of the annual industry-focused Business Strategy Day at the NACS Show, which will also feature the debut of "Ideas 2 Go," a fast-paced 45-minute video tour of some of the most interesting, creative and potentially profitable ideas in the convenience and fuel retailing industry.

With approximately 1,350 stores, Speedway is the fourth largest chain of company-owned and operated gasoline and convenience stores in the United States. With headquarters in Enon, Ohio, Speedway operates in seven states throughout the Midwest and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corp.

Valero Energy Corp. is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels, other petrochemical products and power. Based in San Antonio, Texas, the company has approximately 5,800 retail and branded wholesale outlets in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean under the Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar and Beacon brands.

Overall, 21,983 attendees were at the NACS Show in 2010, including 1,328 international attendees. The NACS Show featured a 370,000-plus net-square-foot exposition floor with 1,300 exhibiting companies ?" including 330 companies new to the NACS Show.

Register today for the NACS Show at nacsshow.com.

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