WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Partners LP
(NYSE: GLP) today announced that it has appointed two senior executives to
expanded roles within the organization. Thomas J. Hollister, Global's
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has been named Chief
Operating Officer of the company. Hollister will continue to serve as Chief
Financial Officer. Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) Charles A. Rudinsky,
formerly a Senior Vice President, has been promoted to Executive Vice
President and Treasurer. He retains the CAO position.
"Tom and Chuck have done an outstanding job in their respective positions
and have contributed significantly to the growth we have experienced during
our initial year as a publicly traded partnership," said President and Chief
Executive Officer Eric Slifka. "The appointments we are announcing today more
accurately reflect the roles that Tom and Chuck play within the organization,
and the strengths they bring to Global Partners."
Prior to joining Global in July 2006, Hollister served as a Vice Chairman
of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. as well as Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Citizens Capital, Inc., the corporation's private equity
and venture capital business, and President and CEO of Citizens Bank of
Massachusetts. Hollister is the former Chairman of the Greater Boston Chamber
of Commerce, where he continues to serve on the Executive Committee. Rudinsky
was named Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Global in
March 2005. He joined the organization in 1988, serving as Assistant
Controller before being promoted to Senior Controller and CAO.
About Global Partners LP
Global Partners LP, a publicly traded master limited partnership based in
Waltham, Massachusetts, owns, controls or has access to one of the largest
terminal networks of refined petroleum products in the Northeast. It is one
of the region's largest wholesale distributors of distillates (such as home
heating oil, diesel and kerosene), gasoline and residual oil to wholesalers,
retailers and commercial customers. Global Partners LP trades on the New York
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "GLP." For additional information,
please visit www.globalp.com.
SOURCE Global Partners LP
CONTACT:
Thomas J. Hollister
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Edward Faneuil, Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Secretary
Both of Global Partners LP
1-781-894-8800