Sam L. Susser
Director

Sam L. Susser has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since 1992 and as director since 1988. From 1988 to 1992, Mr. Susser served as General Manager and Vice President of our operation. From 1985 through 1987, Mr. Susser served in the corporate finance division and the mergers and acquisitions group with Salomon Brothers Inc. Mr. Susser currently serves as a director of a number of charitable, educational and civic organizations. Sam L. Susser is the son of Sam J. Susser, who is also a member of our Board of Directors.

 

William F. Dawson Jr.
Director

William F. Dawson, Jr. has been a partner at Wellspring since 2001. Mr. Dawson previously chaired the middle-market buyout group at J.H. Whitney & Co. and, from 1986 until 2000, was with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation, where he most recently served as Managing Director. Mr. Dawson serves on several private company boards controlled by Wellspring.

 

Bruce W. Krysiak
Director

Bruce W. Krysiak has served as our director and Non-Executive Chairman since 2000. Mr. Krysiak has been Chairman of EDABB, Inc., a personal investment company, since 1999. Prior to 1999, Mr. Krysiak served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Toys R Us from 1998 to 1999, of Dollar General from 1996 to 1997 and of Circle K Corporation from 1995 to 1996. Currently, Mr. Krysiak serves as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of LA Dove, Inc. and Quantum Health. In addition, Mr. Krysiak serves as a member of the Board of Directors of several privately held entities. Mr. Krysiak also served on our Board of Directors in 1995 and 1996.

 

Armand S. Shapiro
Director

Armand S. Shapiro has served as our director since 1997 and also chairs the audit committee. Mr. Shapiro serves as a business consultant/mentor to chief executive officers of private companies to develop strategies to improve growth and profitability of the company. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Bindview Development Corporation, a publicly traded corporation that provides software for proactively managing information technology security compliance operations, through January 2006. Mr. Shapiro was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Garden Ridge Corporation from 1990 until June 1999. During the 1980's, Mr. Shapiro also served as President, a member of the executive management team, and a director of ComputerCraft, Inc., then a publicly traded retailer of computer products. He was previously a partner and Chief Operating Officer of Modern Furniture Rentals, Inc., a family-owned and operated business. Mr. Shapiro is a graduate of Renesselaer Polytechnic Institute and has served as an officer in the United States Army.

 

Sam J. Susser
Director

Sam J. Susser has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 1988 and was our chairman from 1988-1992. Previously, Mr. Susser was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Plexus Financial Services, a holding company based in Dallas, Texas, from 1987 through 1991. Mr. Susser's experience includes various positions with The Southland Corporation, Plexus Financial Services and CITGO Petroleum Company, 1 where he served as President. Mr. Susser is a director and past chairman of the Audit Committee of Alberto-Culver Company. Mr. Susser previously has served on the Board of Directors of Garden Ridge Pottery and Computer Craft, Inc. Sam J. Susser is the father of Sam L. Susser, our President and Chief Executive Officer and a director.

 

Jerry E. Thompson
Director

Jerry E. Thompson has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2006. Mr. Thompson is President and Chief Executive Officer of the general partner of TEPPCO Partners, L.P. Mr. Thompson joined TEPPCO in April 2006 after a 35-year career with CITGO Petroleum Corporation. At the time of his retirement from CITGO in March 2006, Mr. Thompson had served as Chief Operating Officer of CITGO since 2003 and had served as Senior Vice President since 1998. Mr. Thompson also serves on the board of Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC.

 

David P. Engel
Director

David Engel previously served on our board from 2000-2005 and has been a long-term investor in the Company. Mr. Engel brings to the Board more than 30 years of experience in business management, both as a business owner and as a management consultant. Mr. Engel is principal of Corpus Christi-based Engel and Associates, LLC. Prior to forming his consulting practice, Mr. Engel was president of Airgas Southwest, Inc., a distributor of welding supplies and packaged gases. Earlier he was CEO, president and owner of Welders Equipment Company, which he sold to Airgas Southwest's parent, Airgas Inc., in 1996. Mr. Engel serves on the board of directors of First Victoria National Bank and is an advisory board member to Heldenfel's Enterprises. He also serves on the board of the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation, CHRISTUS Spohn Health System, the Lexington Museum and the South Texas Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Engel received a bachelor of business administration degree from Southern Methodist University and is a graduate of the Harvard University Owner/President Management Program.