Fuels Institute Welcomes New Board Members

Jay Ricker of Indiana-based Ricker’s will continue to serve as the chairman.

January 29, 2018

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Fuels Institute announced the members of its Board of Directors, who will serve from January 2018 through December 2019. The Board of Directors has executive, governance and fiduciary responsibilities for the Fuels Institute.

“Diversity of perspective throughout the transportation industry is a critical ingredient to the success of the Fuels Institute,” said John Eichberger, executive director of the Fuels Institute. “Our Board members exemplify this commitment to diversity, and they individually bring a level of expertise within their sectors to ensure that the organization stays focused on the subjects that will have the greatest benefit to the market. As the Fuels Institute wraps up its fifth year, we are excited to be led by such a talented group of industry stakeholders.”

Continuing their service on the Fuels Institute’s Board of Directors are:

  • Jay Ricker (Chairman), CEO, Ricker’s (Anderson, IN)
  • Bob Wimmer (Treasurer), director of energy & environmental research group, Toyota Motor North America (Washington, D.C.)
  • Mark DeVries, director of business development, Poet Ethanol Products (Wichita, KS)
  • Matt Forman, senior manager external affairs, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (Washington, D.C.)
  • Doug Haugh, president, Parkland USA (Gainesville, GA)
  • Brian Mandell, president, Phillips 66 Company (Houston, TX)
  • Ron Sabia, president and COO, Gulf Oil, Cumberland Gulf Group of Companies (Framingham, MA)

The Fuels Institute also welcomes the following new Board members:

  • Derek Regal, senior manager of fuels and regulatory issues, Andeavor (San Antonio, TX)
  • Brian Johnston, senior director of transportation, Core-Mark International, Inc. (Aurora, CO)
  • Michael Lorenz, executive vice president of petroleum supply, Sheetz, Inc. (Altoona, PA)

The Fuels Institute, founded by NACS in 2013, is a nonprofit research-oriented think tank that evaluates market issues related to vehicles and the fuels that power them, incorporating the perspective of diverse stakeholders to develop and publish peer-reviewed, comprehensive, fact-based research projects. The Fuels Institute is a non-biased organization that does not advocate.

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