Chris Giacobone
Chief Operating Officer @GPM Investments, LLC
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Chief Operating Officer @GPM Investments, LLC
Richmond, VA, US
Manage 7 direct / indirect reports within wholly owned subsidiary of ARKO Corp (NASDAQ: ARKO), 6th largest C-store chain in the country with 1,550 company-operated stores, 1,825 dealer-operated stores, 298 cardlock locations, 30+ retail brands across 30+ states, and 13,500 employees generating $9B+ in annual revenue. Direct Division Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice Presidents, and Vice Presidents within Operations, Marketing, Facilities, Fuels, Environmental, Wholesale, Real Estate, Financial Planning and Analysis, and Administrative departments with multi-million dollar G&A budget.Selected Skills:* Operations Streamlining & Management* Financial Planning & Analysis* Marketing & Administrative Management* HR Management & Facilities Maintenance* Fuels & Environmental Operations / Sustainability* Real Estate & Wholesale Operations* Continuous Process Improvement* EBITDA Improvement* Contract & Lease Agreement Negotiations* Cost Reductions & Control* New Software Platform Implementations* Continuous Process Improvement
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ABOUT CHRIS GIACOBONE
I am a highly intuitive, detail oriented, and forward-thinking senior executive with 20+ years of progressive leadership experience directing substantial growth, integrating acquisitions, and turning around underperforming operations within Convenience and Retail sectors. As a resourceful problem solver with high integrity, I possess an innate ability to create company culture, infrastructure, and leadership teams driving profitability and performance excellence. I thrive as a decisive consensus builder and articulate communicator with exceptional organizational leadership success conveying vision and motivating staff within fast-paced growth environments.Career Highlights:* Led 25+ acquisition integrations and expanded store count from 300 to 3,600 within 11 years. Managed 30 retail brands, 13 fuel brands, and 8 QSR brands across 30+ states. Served on leadership team that built GPM Investments, LLC, the 6th largest convenience store chain in the country.* Renegotiated merchandise supply agreements leveraging multiple acquisitions utilizing 2 major distributors. Diversified entire fuel portfolio to ensure competitive environment taking full advantage of organizational growth. Saved 10’s of millions of dollars in costs by optimizing competition between 2 grocery suppliers and 12 fuel brands.* Merged culture, processes, and procedures for DB Marketing Company working with all levels of organization to create one vision and mission statement. Built team cohesion and field support to achieve collective goals.Specialties: Leadership & Team Building • P&L Performance Improvement • Corporate Administration • Budgeting & Cost Reductions • Crisis Management & Sustainability • Joint Ventures & Alliances • Profitability Improvement • Best Practices & Benchmarking • Contract Negotiations • Strategic Planning & Execution
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