Global InformationChris Gheysens information
Chris Gheysens | |
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| Born | March 31, 1971 Vineland, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | President & CEO of Wawa Inc. |
Chris Gheysens (born March 31, 1971) is an American businessman who serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Wawa Inc., a privately held chain of convenience store and gas stations with over 1000 locations along the East Coast of the United States.
He grew up in Vineland, New Jersey and worked in his youth at car washes that his father owned.[1][2] He attended St. Mary School in East Vineland and then moved on to St. Augustine Preparatory School in Richland, New Jersey, graduating in 1989.[3][4] After earning a B.S. in accounting from Villanova University in 1993,[5] Gheysens earned an M.B.A. from Saint Joseph's University in 2005.[6][7]
- ^ DiStefano, Joseph N. "Wawa's new boss", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 17, 2013. Accessed October 8, 2015. "Gheysens, who lives with his wife and four kids in Gloucester County, grew up in Vineland, where his father owned a string of Sparkle Kleen car washes."
- ^ McGrath, Tom. "How Much Bigger Can Wawa Get? New CEO Chris Gheysens talks what's next for the beloved convenience store chain.", Philadelphia (magazine), February 4, 2013. Accessed October 8, 2015.
- ^ Staff. "Prep Grad Becomes CEO of Wawa" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Prep Talk, February 8, 2013. Accessed October 8, 2015. "St. Augustine Prep alumnus Chris Gheysens (Class of 1989) recently took over as the CEO of Wawa, the largest convenience store chain in the Greater Philadelphia area."
- ^ Laday, Jason. "As Wawa celebrates 50th anniversary, CEO remembers Vineland store", South Jersey Times, April 15, 2014. Accessed October 8, 2015. "'My dad would have a bunch of change from the car wash, and he was like the banker for everyone over there at the Wawa,' said Gheysens, a graduate of both St. Mary’s in East Vineland and St. Augustine College Preparatory School. 'South Jersey is a big part of Wawa, and it is definitely part of me — I grew up in Vineland, and my parents had a summer house in Sea Isle. I moved to Washington Township — or ‘Township’ as they call it — after marrying my wife, and we raised our four children there.' Gheysens, who currently resides in Burlington County, will be spending Wednesday morning at Wawa's very first store, which opened in 1964 in Folsom, Pa., for a ceremony at 6 a.m."
- ^ Nicholson, Chris. "Driving Success Through Business Analytics: Wawa’s President Speaks to Students" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Villanova Business, Summer 2012. Accessed October 8, 2015. "Chris Gheysens ’93 VSB, CFO and President of Wawa, discusses his company’s use of business analytics to expand its profitability."
- ^ DiStefano, Joseph N. "The Long and Shorti of It" Archived 2015-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, SJU Magazine, Summer 2012. Accessed October 8, 2015. "Wawa President Chris Gheysens ’05 (M.B.A.) wakes up and smells the coffee every day, whether he’s rallying management and store associates, sifting new-product sales and cost analytics, or pairing breakfast with a fresh-brewed cup.... Gheysens, a native of Vineland, N.J., whose father ran a chain of car washes, was taught compatible ideals in his own Catholic schooling — he graduated from St. Augustine Prep and Villanova University."
- ^ Batcha, Becky. "He's top 'goose' at chart-topping Wawa", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 27, 2015. Accessed October 8, 2015. "Q Your title is president and CEO, but your business card says 'lead goose.' Why do you prefer that? [A] That's just part of the Wawa way."