The c-store industry didn’t see as many executive changes in May as it has in recent months. Despite this, the shifts that did occur — including one convenience store and one refiner and distributor naming new CEOs — made plenty of noise around the industry.

Here’s more information on those announcements, as well as several other notable c-store executive shifts that occurred in May.

And here’s our executive roundup from April, in case you missed it.

Brazier takes the top role at Stinker

Stinker Stores, which operates more than 100 locations in Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming, named Nate Brazier as president and CEO late last month. He succeeded Stinker’s owner and former CEO Charley Jones, who has decided to officially step down in 2024.

Brazier has served as Stinker’s president and chief operating officer since 2021, and was a vice president with the company before that. Prior to joining Stinker in 2020, Brazier spent over six years as executive director of regional operations for Maverik. He also held several positions — including field consultant and area franchise director — over the course of three and half years with 7-Eleven.

Marathon names a new CEO

Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s board of directors unanimously named Maryann Mannen as the energy firm’s new CEO, effective Aug. 1, according to a company announcement.

Mannen, who has been Marathon’s president since January and was its chief financial officer for three years before that, will succeed Michael Hennigan, who is transitioning to the company’s board of directors.

Prior to joining Marathon in 2021, Mannen was executive vice president and chief financial officer of TechnipFMC, a global engineering services and energy technology company. From 2007 to 2017, she held several executive roles with energy technology firm FMC Technologies, such as CFO and treasurer.

Pilot appoints new head of tech

Pilot Company named Andy Lupo as its new executive vice president and chief technology officer in early May, replacing Mike Rodgers, who left the company earlier this year. Lupo is responsible for ensuring a seamless customer experience through enterprise and digital technology. 

Prior to his new position, Lupo was senior vice president of advanced analytics and business development for Pilot. In that role, he “led the company’s cross-functional effort to enable strategic connected decision making across fuel pricing, loyalty, B2B sales, revenue growth management and real estate,” according to Pilot’s website. Previous roles have also put him in charge of other areas of the company’s tech stack, including advanced analytics.

Leo’s taps MAPCO veteran

Leo’s Market & Eatery, which operates four c-stores around Indianapolis, named Damian Wyatt as its vice president of retail, purchasing and merchandising last month.

Wyatt joined Leo’s after spending the past 17 years with MAPCO, where he most recently served as director of merchandise sales and category management. He initially joined MAPCO as director of operations in 2006, when he was responsible for 140 c-stores in parts of Tennessee and Kentucky, according to his LinkedIn profile. After more than five years in that role, he took over as category manager for beverages, leading projects such as the introduction of its to-go growler program, before taking the director position in 2016.

Prior to joining MAPCO, Wyatt did multi-year stints with Thorntons and GasAmerica Services.

7-Eleven brings on new directors

7-Eleven named several new directors across multiple departments early last month, according to a series of LinkedIn posts. 

Those individuals included Jamie Horvath, director of private brand product management, commercialization and emerging brands; Kia Hasheminejad, operations director, proprietary products excellence; Justin Huffman, director of sourcing; and Dan Keefe, director of 7-Eleven’s project management office.

Horvath, Hasheminejad and Keefe had all been with 7-Eleven for several years prior to taking on their new positions. Meanwhile, Huffman joined the convenience retailer after spending the past seven and half years with food and beverage company Lakeview Farms.