Folks on the Shift: CITGO, Alto-Shaam, Growth Strength, Love’s, NATSO & Parker’s

Love’s Vacation Stops & Country Retailers

Love’s Journey Stops & Region Suppliers promoted Roger Ahuja to executive vice president of Operations and Gary Rate to government vice president of Truck Treatment.

Ahuja has been with Love’s considering that 1994 and earlier served as vice president of Functions for North The united states – West. Ahuja begun as a keep supervisor and served in numerous positions ahead of his existing purpose. 

Cost has been with Love’s given that 2016 and earlier served as vice president of Functions for North The united states – East. He arrived to Love’s with intensive restaurant and vacation end marketplace knowledge. Selling price will also oversee Love’s Tire Retread and Distribution Center network which has 6 spots across the region and strategies to extend in 2021.

The promotions adopted the retirement of Kevin Asbury, govt vice president of Operations, and Tom Edwards, government vice president of Truck Care.

Motion Engineering Inc.

Motion Know-how Inc. (MTI), promoted Kathy R. Smith to president. She joined MTI in 2008 in a revenue administration position and rapidly rose to supervisory and management positions which includes vice president of Income and Marketing and advertising.

As the economy shifted due to the pandemic, Smith assisted MTI navigate via the several modifications expert by our market to carry on a profitable training course. She gains from more than 30 many years of working experience in each producing and advertising.

NATSO

NATSO named Robert Bolduc, CEO of Satisfaction Retailers, as its chairman-elect.

Bolduc will commence serving a one-12 months expression as chairman of the board in January 2022. He will do well Delia Moon Meier, senior vice president, Iowa 80 Group and Cat Scale Co., when her term expires at the end of 2021.

Bolduc has been an active member of NATSO considering that 1997 and has served many conditions on the NATSO board of administrators in the course of his tenure with the organization. He established the Satisfaction C-retailer and Truckstop chain in 1972 in Springfield, Mass. Now, the chain has 32 outlets and 3 truckstops in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Moreover, the NATSO board of directors appointed Andy Richard, CEO of Sapp Bros. Inc., as an at-large director and Adam Harrel, channel manager-Truckstop/Govt/Intermodal, of Bridgestone Professional Solutions, as an allied director.

Rounding out NATSO’s government committee are Bob Wollenman, Deluxe Truck Halt, past chair Jimmy Haslam, Pilot Co., secretary/treasurer and Lisa Mullings, NATSO president and CEO.

The Countrywide Confectioners Association

Paul Chibe, president and CEO of Ferrero North America, will presume the role of chairman of the Countrywide Confectioners Association (NCA) board of trustees for a two-yr phrase. Chibe most lately served as vice chairman and will just take about for departing NCA board chairman Kirk Vashaw, chairman and CEO of Spangler Candy Co.

Chibe has 30 a long time of expertise in just the confectionery and client solutions industries. As president and CEO of Ferrero North The usa, he is accountable for Ferrero’s brand names and small business in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean and has overseen Ferrero’s group expansion by way of innovations and enlargement of the firm’s offerings and existence in the region.

Prior to Ferrero, Chibe was U.S. chief marketing officer for Anheuser-Busch InBev where by he developed the Budweiser Designed in The usa concert series and introduced the Bud Light-weight Platinum and Rita manufacturers. He also invested additional than 10 many years at Wrigley in senior promoting roles for its gum and mints models. He began his career at Leaf Inc., a confectionery organization that was acquired by The Hershey Co. throughout his tenure.

In addition to Chibe’s appointment, Barry Rosenbaum, president of Nassau Candy Distributors, is assuming the job of vice chairman of the NCA board. 6 field reps will be part of the board:

• Sarah Atkinson, Atkinson Candy Co.
• Lisa Brasher, Jelly Tummy Candy Co. 
• John Brooks, Jr., Adams & Brooks
• Julia Birnn Fields, Birnn Sweets of Vermont
• Troy Parris Pearley, Divine Chocolate
• Rachel Sweet, Sweet Candy Co.