CALGARY,
AB, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Parkland
Corporation ("Parkland", "we", the "Company", or "our") (TSX: PKI)
today is pleased to announce that financial technology executive
Mariame McIntosh Robinson will stand
for election to its Board of Directors (the "Board") at its Annual
General Meeting ("AGM") on March 28,
2024.
"Mariame is an accomplished executive with
expertise in key markets that Parkland serves; the Caribbean and the
United States," said Steven
Richardson, Chair of the Board. "Mariame's diverse
experience encompasses the digital economy, loyalty, and enterprise
risk management and will be invaluable to Parkland as we advance
our strategy to deliver long-term value to all our
shareholders."
Ms. McIntosh Robinson's more than 20-year career
in the global financial services industry encompasses several
executive leadership roles, including her current position as
President, Fintech with Qenta Inc., a global fintech company
focused on digitizing assets and transactions. Previously Ms.
McIntosh Robinson's served as President and Chief Executive Officer
of First Global Bank Ltd., a commercial bank operating in
Jamaica.
Ms. McIntosh Robinson holds a Master of Business
Administration from Harvard University,
a Master of Economics from the University of
Oxford, and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
She is also a Jamaica Rhodes Scholar.
With today's announcement of Ms. McIntosh
Robinson's addition, Parkland has added four highly experienced
directors to its Board over the past 14 months. Collaborating with
two global search firms, Parkland is adhering to a prudent
refreshment of its Board, blending continuity with fresh
perspectives to ensure a governance structure that supports
Parkland's long-term objectives.
About Parkland Corporation
Parkland is an
international fuel distributor, marketer, and convenience retailer
with operations in 26 countries across the Americas. We serve over
one million customers each day. Our vast retail network meets the
fuel and convenience needs of everyday consumers. Our commercial
operations provide businesses with industrial fuels so that they
can better serve their customers. In addition to meeting our
customers' needs for essential fuels, we provide a range of choices
to help them lower their environmental impact. These include
renewable fuels sourcing, manufacturing and blending, carbon and
renewables trading, solar power, and ultra-fast EV charging. With
approximately 4,000 retail and commercial locations across
Canada, the United States and the Caribbean region, we have developed supply,
distribution and trading capabilities to accelerate growth and
business performance.
Our strategy is focused on two pillars: our
Customer Advantage and our Supply Advantage. Through our Customer
Advantage, we aim to be the first choice of our customers,
cultivating their loyalty through proprietary brands,
differentiated offers, our extensive network, competitive pricing,
reliable service, and our compelling loyalty program. Our Supply
Advantage is based on achieving the lowest cost to serve among
independent fuel marketers and distributors in the hard-to-serve
markets in which we operate, through our well-positioned assets,
significant scale, and deep supply and logistics capabilities. Our
business is underpinned by our people and our values of safety,
integrity, community and respect, which are deeply embedded across
our organization.
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