KSS Fuels Establishes Client Advisory Board

KSS Fuels announced today the formation of its Client Advisory Board (the Board). Comprising industry-leading figures from the world of fuels and convenience retailing, the Board will supplement the KSS Fuels executive management team by providing expert industry guidance and validation of key strategic issues such as business direction, product/service roadmaps and retail technology innovation.

The Board will strengthen the Company’s existing industry fuels pricing and retail network planning knowledge by providing in-depth domain expertise. KSS Fuels welcomes the following Board members:

• Frank Gleeson, retail director of Topaz Energy Group Ltd.
• Ari Haseotes, president and chief operating officer of Cumberland Farms, Inc.
• Jeff Miller, president of Miller Oil Company Inc.
• Quinn Ricker, president of Ricker Oil Company

“The Client Advisory Board will fulfill an extremely valuable role for KSS Fuels, ensuring that we supplement existing knowledge with ‘real world’ industry experience. I am delighted to gather together a set of Board members who are highly recognized for their achievements in their respective markets. Each of them possesses outstanding talent and a passion for business intelligence and innovation to improve retail operations. The addition of MPSI retail network planning solutions and market data to existing KSS Fuels pricing solutions brings us a vast warehouse of petroleum retailing data and analytic tools. I’m confident our outstanding Board will help guide us in using these tools to bring significant value to retailers throughout the world,” stated Bob Stein, president and chief executive officer of KSS Fuels.

“I am honored to have such important industry leaders offer their time, energy and expertise to assist our experienced team at KSS Fuels as we continuously improve our retailing business intelligence solutions. Under their guidance, we will deliver enhanced fuels pricing, retail network planning and data analysis allowing our clients everywhere to make better-informed decisions for greater profitability,” added Stein.

About KSS Fuels

KSS Fuels is the pre-eminent global leader in fuels pricing and retail location intelligence, with proven software, analytics and consulting solutions that draw upon more than 40 years of expertise and insight into the needs and opportunities of petroleum retailers. Clients benefit from having a single, integrated source for the data-driven intelligence necessary to optimize pricing strategies and to evaluate and manage retail network locations to enhance profitability and build long-term business value. With global headquarters in Manchester, United Kingdom, the company has North American headquarters in Florham Park, NJ as well as offices in Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Canada and international operations in Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea and Africa. For more information about KSS Fuels, please visit www.kssfuels.com.