LAVAL,
QC, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/
- Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. ("Couche-Tard" or the
"Corporation") (TSX: ATD) is pleased to announce the
appointment of Mr. Alex Miller to
its newly created position of Chief Operating Officer effective
January 2, 2023. In his new role, he
will be overseeing North America,
Europe and Asia operations, including its food program,
merchandise procurement and supply chain activities.
Mr. Miller will be responsible for translating the strategic
vision of the business into executable plans and activities to
drive revenue growth and operating efficiency, while controlling
expenses. As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Miller will continue to
report to the Corporation's President & CEO, Mr. Brian Hannasch.
Brian Hannasch, Couche-Tard's
President and Chief Executive Officer adds: "By bringing
together all the operational reporting lines under the Chief
Operating Officer, the regional teams can more easily align
operations to extract further synergies and learnings at the core
of our business. Alex is uniquely positioned to take on this new
role with his impressive leadership experience in convenience and
fuel operations as well as his extensive contributions growing the
business across all our geographies."
Mr. Miller, who is currently the Corporation's Executive Vice
President, Operations North America and Global Commercial
Optimization, brings over 25 years of management experience in the
retail fuel/convenience store industry including over 10 years at
Couche-Tard. During his tenure at the Corporation, Mr. Miller has
demonstrated outstanding leadership skills that engage and empower
effective and collaborative teams across multiple functions and
business channels.
"I am humbled and honored to take on this new role of Chief
Operating Officer for Couche-Tard," says Mr. Miller.
"I believe we have one of the best operations teams in the
industry and by pulling together across our many geographies and
programs, we can better fulfill our mission of making our
customers' lives a little easier every day as well as our vision of
becoming the world's preferred destination for convenience and
mobility. I am excited by the strategic opportunities and
future that lies ahead for our team members, customers, and
stakeholders."
About Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
Couche-Tard is a global leader in convenience and fuel retail,
operating in 24 countries and territories, with more than 14,300
stores, of which approximately 10,900 offer road transportation
fuel. With its well-known Couche-Tard and Circle K banners, it is
one of the largest independent convenience store operators in
the United States and it is a
leader in the convenience store industry and road transportation
fuel retail in Canada,
Scandinavia, the Baltics, as well as in Ireland. It also has an important presence in
Poland and Hong Kong SAR.
Approximately 122,000 people are employed throughout its
network.
For more information on Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. or to
consult its annual Consolidated Financial Statements and Management
Discussion and Analysis, please visit:
https://corpo.couche-tard.com.
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to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise. The
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available as of the date of the release.
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