Second-generation executive at Chestnut Petroleum rounds out the eight-member Young Executives Organization leadership team.
The National Advisory Group’s (NAG) Young Executives Organization (YEO) is pleased to announce that Sharif Jamal, the corporate training manager for Chestnut Petroleum (CPD), has joined the board of directors for a two-year term.
Chestnut Petroleum, based in New Paltz, N.Y., operates a network of more than 300 company-owned and dealer-operated sites.
Jamal has had various business assignments while working at CPD. He recently switched from retail and wholesale account manager to corporate training manager, overseeing training programs and developing new training for fuel operations, online sales associate training programs, new POS systems and back-office systems.
“The greatest influence was my father Mickey Jamal who started our company with a small mechanic shop in New Paltz and built it along with his brothers into the company we are now,” Jamal said. “With my family’s support and the knowledge and experiences I have had growing with this industry, I realized it was the path that I wanted to take as a career.”
Jamal’s tenure at the family-owned company has also broadened his outlook for his own future as well. “Working with CPD has helped me realize the growth potential in the c-store industry, and I am hoping to continue my path to become an innovative leader,” he said.
The full Eight-Member YEO Board of Directors for 2016/2017 includes:
* Jared Sturtevant, Board Chairman, CST Brands
* Alex Olympidis, Vice Chairman, Family Express Corp.
* Alli Bixler, The Kent Cos.
* Sharif Jamal, Chestnut Petroleum
* Lindsay Lyden, Truenorth Energy
* Dana Moloney, Warrenton Oil Co.
* Jeremie Myhren, Road Ranger
* Bart Stransky, RaceTrac Petroleum Inc.
“As the convenience store and petroleum industry continues to evolve, training the next generation leaders of tomorrow is more important than ever before,” said John Lofstock, executive director of the National Advisory Group. “NAG’s YEO is an exclusive organization created to help young executives broaden their horizons in the competitive convenience store and petroleum industry. Sharif’s experience and dedication to convenience retailing make him a perfect fit for this growing group.”
YEO’s mission is to cultivate young talent in the convenience store and petroleum industry through implementation of education and networking. YEO accomplishes this mission by leveraging the experience of NAG members to help foster superior leadership skills.
NAG is an association driven by convenience store retailers for retailers. It is an organization committed to building profits and relationships for all members. NAG is aimed at small to mid-size and family-owned convenience chains and the executives that run them.
For information about NAG, YEO or the upcoming annual conference in Savannah, Ga., Sept. 11-14, visit www.nagconvenience.com.
