Annual Meeting New Tour Scheduled: Chicago Board of Trade

Don’t miss out on an opportunity to tour the Chicago Board of Trade. A representative from FCstone will accompany and narrate the tour as participants watch the flurry of trading activity that occurs at the close of trading at 1:15. Following the market close, participants will watch a short movie on the CBOT’s history which explains how the exchange operates and who uses it. Participants will then go to the trading floor and participate in a 20 minute “mock” trading session as the pit broker. Prizes will be awarded to the best and worst “trader.” Register today for Chicago Board of Trade tour as it is sure to fill up!

New Participant in CSP Panel Announced

Stuart R. Clark, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, McLane Grocery Distribution will join an already robust education panel put together by CSP Information Group for SIGMA’s Annual Meeting. Clark joined McLane Company in 1989 after working seven years with Brenham Wholesale Grocery Company.  During his nineteen years with McLane Company, he has worked in the purchasing, merchandising, sales, marketing and distribution areas.  He has held several leadership positions including Vice President, McLane/Southwest, Senior Vice President, McLane/Cumberland; President, McLane/High Plains, McLane/Western, McLane/Midwest, Vice President, Convenience Sales, Grocery Distribution and most recently an executive leadership position as SR. Vice President of Sales & Marketing. This panel discussion, “Where’s Your Business Going?” will be led by CSP Information Group. Fuel volatility, retail channel blur, commodity spikes, deep recession, Big Oil retail divestiture, the Internet.  The past few years alone have encompassed a century’s worth of change – and the challenges and opportunities that come with it. In a comprehensive look at tomorrow’s retailing, CSP President Paul Reuter will moderate this robust, interactive 75-minute session. Other speakers at the panel include: Gus Olympidus, President and CEO of Family Express Corporation, Jay Ricker, president of Anderson, Indiana-based Ricker Oil Company; Bill McCollough, President of WCM, Inc.; and Douglas S. Haugh, the Executive Vice President and CIO of Mansfield Oil.

Executive Panel Session in Chicago

SIGMA keeps adding some great education session to the schedule for the SIGMA Annual Meeting in Chicago! You won’t want to miss the panel discussion led by CSP Information Group — Where’s Your Business Going? Fuel volatility, retail channel blur, commodity spikes, deep recession, Big Oil retail divestiture, the Internet.

The past few years alone have encompassed a century’s worth of change – and the challenges and opportunities that come with it. In a comprehensive look at tomorrow’s retailing, CSP President, Paul Reuter, moderates a panel that features experts in consumer behavior, retail strategies, business leadership– in short the business issues you are most concerned about.

Unsure what the future holds for you? Trying to figure out whether to go or grow? Come prepared with questions for this robust, interactive 75-minute session. Speakers at the panel include: Gus Olympidus, President and CEO of Family Express Corporation, a chain of 52 convenience and fueling centers in Northwest and North Central Indiana; Jay Ricker, President of Anderson, Indiana-based Ricker Oil Company.

Ricker Oil Company operates 49 convenience retail locations in Indiana, as well as a petroleum distributorship and other enterprises; Bill McCollough, President of WCM, Inc., which advises petroleum marketers and companies serving petroleum distributors; and Douglas S. Haugh, the Executive Vice President and CIO of Mansfield Oil.

The Annual Meeting will be held November 13-15 at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago, IL.

Register today!