Sean Cota joinS Cetane aSSoCiateS
LLC aS Managing DireCtor
Long time industry advocate
Sean Cota has joined Cetane
Associates LLC as managing
director. Cota is a third gen-
eration energy marketer and
has held several major posi-
tions throughout the industry
including chairman of the Pe-
troleum Marketers Association
of America and the president of
the New England Fuel Institute.
Cota is well known for his work
representing the industry for
commodity trading transpar-
ency and reform, where he has testified before the United States
Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.
"We are extremely excited to begin working with Sean. Not
only is he knowledgeable in all areas of the industry, Sean will
bring his expertise in LPG's to our clients," said Steve Abbate,
principal of Cetane Associates LLC. "Sean's addition to our
Company will help make us one of the most experienced firms
representing the retail fuels industry."
Cetane Associates LLC is a Connecticut-based company pro-
viding M&A advisory services, strategic planning, business val-
uations and succession planning in the midstream and down-
stream fuel and home comfort industry. Cota can be contacted
at sean.cota@cetane.net.
anthony averSano joinS aLMaC tank
internationaL
Almac Tank International has an-
nounced that Anthony Aversano-
has agreed to join the Almac team
to continue and develop its pres-
ence in the North East Market-
place and beyond. Aversano joins
Almac after a long and successful
career as a partner with Don Shaw
piloting Allied Tank.
During the last 22 years, Allied
Tank has succeeded in selling over
1,000 Almac tanks into numerous
U.S. regions and most importantly
within eastern Pennsylvania and
southern New Jersey. Aversano brings to his customers a wealth
of practical knowledge of the truck tank industry combined with
his history of customer dedication. Both of these attributes will
continue to be applied intelligently as he embarks on his new
responsibilities towards his loyal customers and Almac Tanks.
As Aversano transitions into his new position, Almac will
be losing a valued business partner as Allied Tank will cease
their business in the coming months. Aversano and Almac
will continue to honor all business relationships of past units,
present equipment deliveries, outstanding orders and all fu-
ture relationships with regards to Almac Tanks.
In an Almac statement on the development: "Together we
will continue to be a loyal quality supplier to past and future
Allied customers. We are excited at the development of this
new relationship and look forward to assuring the quality of
your past relationships with Almac Tank well into the future."
All questions should be directed to Aversano at his new
Almac Tank International email address: anthony.aversano@
almactank.com. He can be reached on his cell at 610-733-
1862.
ChaMberS of CoMMerCe oppoSe Sba
"Safe harbor froM frauD" poLiCy
A survey by the American Small Business League of over 2,000
chambers of commerce across the country found overwhelm-
ing opposition to the Small Business Administration's proposed
"safe harbor from fraud" policy.
Over the course of two months the ASBL contacted a sam-
pling of chambers of commerce in all fifty states.
Business OPeRATiOns
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Sean Cota
Anthony Aversano
