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The New Year Brings New Leadership at Sheetz Travis Sheetz stepped up as president and CEO at the beginning of January TRAVIS SHEETZ TOOK the reins as president and CEO of Sheetz Inc. at the beginning of January. The nephew of company founder Bob Sheetz previously served as the convenience store chain’s president and its first-ever chief operating officer (COO).
Joe Sheetz, the former CEO and Travis’ brother, moved into the role of executive vice chairman and will continue to support CLI Transport, the dedicated petroleum carrier for Sheetz’s stores, as well as the company’s board of directors, and finance and legal departments. “Over the past 69 years, Sheetz has grown dramatically from a small dairy store in Pennsylvania to one of the fastest growing family-owned convenience retailers with more than 600 locations across six states. Through Travis’ leadership, I am confident Sheetz will continue to grow and innovate to not only meet the needs of customers on the go, but give
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customers the next level of convenience they didn’t even know existed,” said Joe Sheetz. Travis Sheetz began his career at Sheetz Inc. as a real estate site selector before becoming a director in the company’s marketing department. He later worked his way up to vice president of operations and then executive vice president of operations before being promoted to president and COO in 2018. “I am extremely humbled for the opportunity to carry out my uncle’s mission for this company and ensure the family values he instilled when he founded Sheetz in 1952 continue in the future,” Travis Sheetz said. “I look forward to building on the success and innovation Sheetz exhibited during my brother’s time as CEO. Sheetz will continue to put our people first, bring innovation to our industry, and fulfill our vision to create the business that will put the Sheetz as we know it today out of business.”
