Innovation: Introduced hundreds of new products including Taquito’s, Aluminum Beer Bottles, Prepaid Phone Cards, and V-Com ATM.

Technology: First Retail Information System to integrate ordering, product assortment, production, and transportation.

Results: 40 consecutive quarters of improved same-store sales 10x improvement in equity value during CEO tenure.

• Renamed the company from The Southland Corporation to 7-Eleven, Inc.

• Spearheaded the IPO that listed the company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2001

• Led over 40,000 corporate, franchise and licensed stores in 19 countries worldwide.

• Opened new markets and led the introduction of 7-Eleven stores into China.

• Implemented new retail systems technology that improved product assortment decisions in every store.

• Introduced fresh foods and built a nationwide network of commissaries and daily distribution systems to provide fresh daily product to each 7-Eleven store.

• Grew fresh food sales to over 20% of the product mix.

• Inducted into the Convenience Store Industry Hall of Fame for his achievements leading the company.