Susser Holdings Corporation

Sam L. Susser is President and Chief Executive Officer of Susser Holdings Corporation (NYSE:  SUSS) and its subsidiaries, including Stripes LLC and Susser Petroleum Partners LP (NYSE:  SUSP). Prior to founding the Southguard Corporation (the predecessor to Susser Holdings) in 1988, Mr. Susser spent 1985-1987 with Salomon Brothers Inc in New York City and in Dallas in the corporate finance division and the mergers and acquisitions group. He received his BBA in finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1985.

Mr. Susser is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, a member of the Advisory Board of the Schusterman Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Texas, a member of the Advisory Council for the College of Business Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, a Trustee and Chairman of the Driscoll Foundation, which owns the Driscoll Children's Hospital System in South Texas, a Director of The Texas State Aquarium, a former Director and past President of the USS Lexington Museum, and a former Director and Vice Chairman of The Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation. In 2009, Mr. Susser was admitted to the Texas Business Hall of Fame.

Rocky Dewbre is responsible for the overall operations of the Wholesale Division. Mr. Dewbre joined the company in May 1992 as Manager of Finance and Administration. Prior to joining the company, he worked briefly with Atlantic Richfield Corporation as a corporate internal auditor and before that spent four years with Deloitte & Touche in Dallas as an auditor and consultant. While at Deloitte & Touche, he worked on the audit team at Susser. Mr. Dewbre is a CPA and received his Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting/management information systems from Texas Tech University. He received his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a director for Tank Owners Insurance Company and the Texas Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association.

Steve DeSutter joined Susser Holdings in June 2008 and is responsible for Stripes LLC, Susser Holdings' retail unit. Prior to joining the company, he served as Executive Vice President of TurnWorks, Inc., from September 2006 to June 2008 where in an advisory role he also served as interim Executive Vice President of Operations for QIP Holder, LLC (parent company of Quiznos, a multinational sandwich franchise) from July 2007 to January 2008. Prior to that, Mr. DeSutter was with Burger King Corporation where he served as Executive Vice President and President of Europe and Middle East Operations from December 2005 to August 2006, Executive Vice President and President of Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific from December 2004 to November 2005, and Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications from August 2004 to November 2004. Prior to joining Burger King, Mr. DeSutter was Senior Vice President with TurnWorks, Inc. from July 2001 until July 2004. He began his career at British Petroleum, where he worked in a variety of different operations, marketing and finance roles during his 18 years at the company. Mr. DeSutter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in commerce from Niagara University in upstate New York.

Chip Bonner has served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Susser Holdings since March of 2000. He is responsible for coordinating and providing legal services to Susser Holdings and affiliated companies, and is integrally involved in all financing and real estate issues. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Bonner was a shareholder with the law firm of Porter, Rogers, Dahlman & Gordon, P.C., with its principal office in Corpus Christi, Texas, from 1981 to 2000. He received his J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio and obtained a B.S. degree from Trinity University with an emphasis in finance and accounting. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, board certified in commercial real estate law-Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and Fellow, Texas Bar Association. Mr. Bonner has been involved in numerous civic and charitable organizations.

Mary Sullivan is responsible for the finance and accounting functions for all of the company's business units. She joined the company in February 2000 after serving as Director of Finance for the City of Corpus Christi, where she managed a staff of 140 employees. Prior experience included six years with Elementis Chromium as their controller and over twelve years with Central Power and Light Company where her last position was that of treasurer. Ms. Sullivan attended Corpus Christi State University, now known as Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in mathematics, an MBA in management and an MS in computer science. She is a CPA, a Certified Management Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst. Ms. Sullivan has served as a board member and officer for several non-profit organizations.

Richard Sebastian is a sixteen-year retailing veteran and a seasoned convenience store professional having begun his Susser Holdings career in 1996. He has held a variety of operational and marketing positions with Susser Holdings including area sales manager, category manager and division manager. He was promoted to Vice President of Operations in 2004 and Senior Vice President of Operations in 2008. Mr. Sebastian received his BA from Duke University and his MBA from the University of Maryland.

Bob Swan joined Susser Holdings in April 2011 as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. He is a 27 year retailing veteran with over 20 years experience in Human Resources. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Swan was Vice President Human Resources for the JCPenney Company in Plano, Texas where he was responsible for all aspects of Human Resources for 1,100 stores. Mr. Swan is a 1984 graduate of the University of Washington and holds a degree in political science.

Gail Workman joined Susser Petroleum Company in May 2011 as a Senior Vice President of Sales and Operations. Prior to joining the company, she served as Regional Vice President of Sales for GDF Suez Energy where she led a multi-channel sales team focused on delivering energy solutions to retail, commercial, industrial, and government clients. Collectively, she has over twenty years of experience in the energy industry at Reliant Energy Solutions, Con Edison Solutions and Pennsylvania Power & Light. She has a solid track record of delivering results and building customer focused teams. Ms. Workman received her undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering and her graduate degree in Mathematics at Villanova University as well as an MBA from Temple University.

Patrick Albro has been employed by the company for 18 years and served as the Vice President for Dealer Operations since 2003. Under his leadership, the Dealer Division has consistently exceeded their financial objectives. Mr. Albro has a great sense of urgency and has embraced automation as a means of improving customer service, productivity, and site management. He has done an excellent job of developing his team, providing effective and positive leadership, managing credit exposure, promoting teamwork across the company, and earning the respect of his team members as well as the company's customers and suppliers. He received his BA in business administration from Texas State University.

Cathy Hauslein joined Susser Holdings in 2007 as Corporate Controller, and was named Vice President in 2010. Ms. Hauslein is a CPA with 25 years of financial experience working with public companies. She previously served as Vice President, Corporate Controller for BancTec Inc., where she managed a staff of 50 employees. Prior experience included five years with Darling International, where she served as corporate controller and three years with Lennox International in the position of regional controller. Ms. Hauslein started her career with KPMG, LLP, after graduating from Baylor University, where she earned a BBA in accounting.

Kevin Mahany is currently the Vice President of Merchandising and has been with the company since 1989. Mr. Mahany's prior employment included Operations Manager with Dayton-Hudson, Target Stores in early 1989 and Southland Corporation, 7-Eleven Stores in 1981-1988, and Dillard's Department Stores in 1979-1981. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in management from Southwest Texas State University.

Cal McIntosh has been employed with Susser Petroleum and its predecessor, Rusche Distributing Company, for 28 years and is responsible for building the dealer business as well as maintaining existing developer and supplier relationships. In recent years, Mr. McIntosh and his team have been adding approximately 30 new sites per year. Mr. McIntosh attended the University of Texas.

George Mrvos is a fifteen-year IT veteran and joined Susser Holdings in February 2009 as Vice President of Information Technology. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Mrvos served as Vice President of Information Systems for Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. Prior to his service as Vice President, Mr. Mrvos served as Director of Information Technology for Racetrac Petroleum, where he was responsible for the software development efforts for all divisions. Before joining Racetrac, he worked as an IT consultant in Atlanta for Telecom Category Management writing software and managing client relationships. He also spent six years working for HiFi Buys in Atlanta in the Operations Department and was responsible for home audio merchandise sales in multiple locations throughout Atlanta. Mr. Mrvos is a 1988 graduate of the University of Georgia and holds a degree in political science.

Otis Peaks is Vice President of Human Resources. He joined Susser Holdings in January 2002 as Vice President of Operations, with responsibility for all retail store operations, including profit and loss accountability, personnel selection and training. Mr. Peaks has over 25 years of experience in the convenience store industry with 7-Eleven/The Southland Corporation. He previously was Vice President of Operations for the central division, with P&L responsibility for 650 stores across three states. Mr. Peaks also served as Director of Field Human Resources and various other management positions in human resources and operations.

Eduardo Pereda joined Susser Holdings in January 2012 as Vice President of Marketing. He brings over 19 years experience with Anheuser-Busch/Inbev. He has had a very successful career including roles as District Manager (San Antonio), Senior Brand Manager for Budweiser, Director of International Marketing, Director of Michelob Family and Senior Director of Multicultural Marketing. Mr. Pereda holds a BA degree in Marketing from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos.

Les Phelps joined Susser Petroleum Company in June 2010. Mr. Phelps' prior employment was with Valero, where he served in various management positions in Wholesale Marketing, Economics and Planning, Trading and Product Supply Operations since 1990. His earlier working career includes employment with Pilot Petroleum, Arco and SoCal Gas Company, also in trading, supply, marketing and financial roles. He holds an MBA from USC with an emphasis in Finance and a BS in Mechanical Engineering graduating "cum laude".

Lee Rahmberg joined Susser Petroleum Company in July 2012 as Vice President of Wholesale Unbranded Fuel Sales. Before joining Susser Petroleum, Mr. Rahmberg served as Vice President of U.S. Branded Wholesale Sales for Valero Energy. Prior to that, he held numerous positions at Valero including V.P Wholesale Branded & Unbranded Sales for the Southern U.S. With a total of over 20 years in the refined products industry, he has extensive experience and success in managing high performance sales organizations and growing the branded and unbranded fuel channels. Mr. Rahmberg is a graduate of Southwest Texas State University where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management.

Wes Scott joined Susser Petroleum in 2007 as part of the Town & Country acquisition. He is responsible for managing T&C Wholesale, which sells Fuels, Lubes and Propane to commercial customers. He began working for Town and Country in 1998 and has worked in various departments including Fuel Transportation, Accounting and Construction/Maintenance. Mr. Scott attended Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, and received a BBA in Business Management in 2000 and a BBA in Accounting in 2005.

Jerry Susser has over 40 years of experience in the wholesale and retail gasoline business. Mr. Susser developed the first card operated point-of-sale terminal for gasoline pumps. He is the Vice President of Real Estate and is extremely active in overall activity at the company. He is very focused on achieving positive experiences for our customers and front-line team members and ensuring the company adopts cost-effective technology whenever possible. He is active in various civic activities and engaged with key suppliers and trade associations. Mr. Susser attended the University of Oklahoma.

James Traylor, Jr. joined Susser Petroleum in November 2011. He is responsible for managing Susser Petroleum's proprietary fleet, Go Petro Transport LLC, as well as maintaining and establishing relationships with our common carrier partners, as well as Susser's transport carrier, GoPetro Transport LLC. He is also responsible for the dispatch centers that service our retail, dealer and wholesale sites. Mr. Traylor has 14 years of experience in the transportation industry and has held Regional Manager and Director of Operation level positions with Dupre' Logistics, NFI Industries and Greatwide Logistics. Mr. Traylor served five years with the United States Marine Corps. While serving in the Marine Corps, he received his bachelors of business administration from University of California, Irvine.p>

David Wishard, Vice President of Business Development, joined Susser Holdings in 1996. He is responsible for food service, new store development, store remodels, special projects, and coordinating new program implementation. Mr. Wishard's previous experience included roles of increasing responsibility in the operations of convenience stores beginning in 1977. He spent 19 years at National Convenience Stores and its predecessor operation rising to the position of Vice President of Operations. He attended the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Conrado Saldivar, Senior Director of Food Service Operations is responsible for food service operations in all Stripes kitchen stores. He joined the company in 1992 as an assistant manager, working his way up the ranks as a store manager, area manager, food service territory manager and the last five years as division manager in the McAllen Division overseeing 86 stores. Before coming to Susser Holdings, Mr. Saldivar was employed by Kroger Supermarket and managed a Wholesale Eyewear Laboratory for several years.

Craig Scotton, Senior Director of Petroleum Services, is responsible for petroleum marketing strategies for Stripes stores in South Texas and Oklahoma and oversees the Environmental and Compliance Departments. He joined the company in 1998 as a category manager in marketing. Mr. Scotton's prior employment included 13 years with The Southland Corporation where he held four different positions throughout his service with the company. The most recent was that of merchandiser/buyer, where he was responsible for handling all food areas in 427 7-Eleven stores in Florida.

Stephen Blume joined Susser Holdings in 2007. He is responsible for the internal audit function including overseeing the testing required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Mr. Blume previously worked for the global accounting firm Ernst & Young for approximately ten years in their Houston, Texas, Richmond, Virginia, and Stuttgart, Germany, offices performing financial audits and most recently IT general control audits under the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Mr. Blume holds CPA, CIA and CISA certifications and graduated with honors from the University of Houston with a BBA in accounting.

Sandra Brimhall is the Director of IT for Susser Holdings Corporation. She oversees the help desk, field techs and application support functions of the IT Department. Since joining the company in 1993, Ms. Brimhall has served in several capacities in the IT Department until her promotion to Director in 2008. Ms. Brimhall received her Bachelor's in business administration from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi in 1984.

Ray Brysch, Director of Loss Prevention, oversees the development of new programs to aid in loss prevention for Stripes stores in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Mr. Brysch joined the company in 1999 as an Area Manager, was promoted to Division Manager in 2003 and served as Director of Loss Prevention from 2004 through 2008 when he assumed responsibility for operations in the Midland division. Mr. Brysch's prior employment was with Ultramar Diamond Shamrock and Value Merchants, Inc.

Michael Choate joined Susser Holdings in 2006 as the Director of Construction for new store and fuel construction. He has over 30 years of construction and maintenance experience. His prior employment included three years as Operations Manager for MBE Construction and Maintenance Company in north Dallas managing corporate accounts with Texas Instruments, Starbucks, 7-Eleven, Racetrack, QuikTrip and Trammell Crow. Additionally, Mr. Choate served 26 years with Halliburton/KBR (Kellogg Brown & Root) Engineering & Construction in various leadership and management positions in fossil and nuclear power construction, engineering, maintenance and operations.

Richard Corbitt joined Susser Petroleum in 2009 as Director of Financial Accounting. He is a CPA and earned his BSBA from West Virginia University. Mr. Corbitt has 20 years of experience and has held senior financial positions with Kroger Company, Footlocker Inc. and Circle K Convenience Stores. He is responsible for financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, general accounting and taxes for the Petroleum/Wholesale Division.

Ella Cunningham, Director of Operational Accounting, joined Susser Holdings in 1989. She is responsible for retail store accounting, money order services, accounts payable and store inventory auditors. Ms. Cunningham has 30 years of experience in the convenience store accounting industry, including 10 years with 7-Eleven/The Southland Corporation in the Houston and San Antonio markets.

Ronnie Davis joined Susser Holdings and APT as Director of Maintenance in September 2011. Prior to joining the Susser team, Mr. Davis enjoyed a diverse management career that has included key positions with firms such as United Parcel Service as Corporate Plant Engineering Manager North America and AMI Hospitality as VP of Construction. He has over 25 years experience in the Plant Engineering, Construction and Facilities Maintenance both as a Corporate Manager and Owner / CEO of a Construction and Maintenance business in Phoenix AZ. Mr. Davis received his Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and is an active member of the OSU School of Computer and Electrical Alumni Group.

Wendell Funk joined Susser Holdings in 2006 and currently serves as the Director of Category Management for the merchandising team. With over 25 years of experience in the retailing business, his prior experience included Vice President of Store Operations and Merchandising with Garden Ridge, LLC in Houston, Texas among various other positions he held there from 1992-2005. Prior to Garden Ridge he was employed with The Kroger Company with a thirteen-year management career. Mr. Funk's responsibility includes the daily management of all merchandising categories for Stripes convenience stores.

Clint Galloway has been with Susser Holdings since 2006. Since his hire he has held positions in Operations and Merchandising prior to his promotion to Director of Operations Excellence. In his current role, he oversees a companywide team of specialists who are tasked with creating change at the store level so that store teams may consistently deliver an excellent customer experience 24/7. Mr. Galloway received his BA in Management from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.

Chrissy Garcia is the Director of Financial Reporting. She has been with the company since 1996, serving in several capacities in the Finance Department. She is responsible for financial reporting and analysis, fixed asset accounting, cash management, financial compliance reporting and federal, state and property tax reporting. Before joining the company, Ms. Garcia worked in public accounting. She is a CPA and earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and Master of Public Accounting degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.

Casey Gay joined Susser Holdings in 2008 after the acquisition of Town and Country Food Stores. He started as the Software Development Manager, and is currently serving as the Director of Software Development where he oversees the company's many custom software development projects. Mr. Gay attended Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, and completed his degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Phoenix.

Tami Larson joined Susser Holdings in April 2012 as Director of Training. She brings over 30 years of experience in the convenience retail and direct-store-delivery industries. Prior to joining Susser, Ms. Larson served as the Mountain Division Training Manager for Southland Corporation, 7-Eleven Food Stores and as an Organizational Development Manager for Coca-Cola Enterprises. Her prior experience at 7-Eleven and Coca-Cola Enterprises also included several management roles in the merchandising, sales operations, and other human resources functions. Most recently she held a Learning Services Strategic Business Unit Manager position for Xerox Business Services. Ms. Larson holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Black Hills State College in Spearfish, South Dakota.

David J. Marks joined Susser Holdings in 2011 with more than 25 years experience in commercial real estate finance and investments. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelors of Arts in Economics, and has completed numerous post-graduate real estate courses, and holds a Texas Real Estate Broker's license. During his career, Mr. Marks has worked for such companies as Merrill Lynch Mortgage Corporation, Prentiss Properties Realty Advisors, CB Commercial Real Estate Group, and numerous commercial real estate lending organizations. In addition to his extensive experience with finance, he has been involved with virtually every facet of commercial real estate investment including construction, site inspection and evaluation, acquisition due diligence and feasibility analysis, loan negotiation and underwriting.

Danny Passmore has been employed with Susser Petroleum and its predecessor, Rusche Distributing Company, for 17 years, starting in 1992 as construction supervisor overseeing on-site work for new ground up store construction in the Houston area, also involved in project cost estimating, vendor selection and contract preparation. In 2004, he was promoted to Director of Construction where he took on a greater role in store construction and management of the Houston APT fuel maintenance technicians. Prior to joining Susser, Mr. Passmore was with Plant City Steel in Florida for 12 years as Manager of the Estimating Department and later as Manager of Sales. Before that, he was with Brown & Root Marine Fabrication in Houston for 5 years and spent 5 years as Manager of Estimating in Scotland for construction of oil platforms for the North Sea and in London, England where proposals and contracts for the North Sea offshore fleet operations were managed.

Dee Suarez is the Director of Human Resources for Susser Holdings and has been employed with the company since November 1996. Since her hire with the company, she has performed several functions in the Human Resources Department. She is responsible for all human resources services, which includes benefits, compensation, workers' compensation, training, and employee services. Prior to joining Susser Holdings, Ms. Suarez worked for the Omni Hotels Corporation as the benefits specialist and prior to that over ten years working with a gas compression company in a variety of HR positions. She received her BBA in management with an emphasis in HR in 2001 from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

Jeff Turner is responsible for the investigation and remediation of petroleum releases and environmental due diligence during property transactions. He shares compliance duties with the Senior Director of Petroleum Services overseeing permits, registrations, financial assurance, and other record keeping requirements for all Susser Holdings properties held in three states. Mr. Turner joined the company in 1992 after spending two and a half years with the Texas Water Commission (currently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) where he was a field inspector for petroleum storage tanks, wastewater treatment plants, and an emergency responder. He holds bachelors and masters degrees in geology from Corpus Christi State University and Baylor University, respectively, and is licensed as a Professional Geoscientist, a Texas Corrective Action Project Manager, Registered Environmental Manager, and Registered Environmental Property Assessor.