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Pilot told CSP that Grant Leathers has become the company's new vice president of energy technologies.
Leathers, who assumed the role in July, comes to Knoxville, Tennessee-based Pilot from Orange, Calif.-based SC Fuels, where he had served as chief information officer since January 2019.
Pilot acquired SC Fuels in 2021.
“I have the honor of leading Pilot Company's Energy Technology organization,” Leathers wrote on his LinkedIn page. “Our team delivers technology platforms and solutions that support our Transportation & Logistics, Supply, Wholesale, Midstream, Commercial Trading, Cardlock, Short Truck and Lubricants business lines. Combined, these businesses deliver more than 14 billion gallons annually to Pilot Travel Centers and Pilot Energy customers. We keep America moving!”
Pilot is ranked 15th on CSP's 2024 ranking of the top 202 U.S. convenience store chains by store count.
Prior to joining SC Fuels, Leathers served as vice president of technical operations at El Segundo, Calif.-based wellness and fitness services company Beachbody for approximately three years.
Leathers also served as senior director of strategic projects at Experian Consumer Services in Costa Mesa, California, from 2013 to 2015. Previously, he was senior director of enterprise infrastructure at Kelley Blue Book, based in Irvine, California, from 2007 to 2012.
Prior to Leathers' hiring, Pilot promoted Andy Lupo to chief technology officer in May, named Gary Hoogeveen as the new president of Pilot Energy in April and hired Shannon Sturgill as senior vice president of alternative fuels in January.
Founded in 1958, Pilot Travel Centers LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. With approximately 900 locations in 44 states and six Canadian provinces, Pilot serves an average of 1.2 million customers daily. In addition to travel center services, Pilot and its partners provide a variety of solutions to truck fleets, including fuel, credit, factoring, maintenance and compensation. The company operates the third largest fuel tanker fleet in North America, delivering approximately 12 billion gallons of fuel annually. Pilot is a leading provider of biodiesel and renewable fuels and is developing EV charging networks and low-carbon fuel alternatives.
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