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TOP OF THE NEWS Oil Matters" (MOM) campaign. Created to bring together everyone involved in the bulk motor oil chain of custody including motor oil marketers, distribu- tors, oil change locations and consumers, MOM is designed to ensure that drivers get the right motor oil for their cars and trucks—every time. API has been licensing motor oils meeting API performance standards and sampling and testing them in the marketplace for many years, but moni- toring the quality of motor oils sold in bulk has been a challenge, it said in a statement. API developed MOM to complement its current oil quality monitoring program and to provide greater assurance that the industry markets, delivers, and installs high- quality motor oils. This will be accom- plished by maintaining a secure chain- of-custody for bulk motor oil from the marketer all the way to the vehicle. Earlier this year, API published the industry's first standard for establish- ing motor oil chain of custody, out- lining basic procedures to ensure that distributors are able to confidently identify the oil that they deliver to oil change locations and these loca- tions in turn are able to identify the oil they pour into customers' vehicles. Every customer of a Motor Oil Matters licensed location will receive a written receipt with the brand name, viscos- ity, and performance level of the oil installed in his or her car. API will certify motor oil distribu- tors and oil change locations, identi- fying them as businesses committed to delivering quality oils. These dis- tributors and locations will be able to market and advertise themselves as dis- tributors and oil change locations that have successfully implemented API's new chain of custody standard, there- fore identifying themselves as trusted service providers. As a consumer advocate, MOM will help reaffirm the confidence and trust the motoring public places in oil change locations. As an educa- tor, ongoing efforts will be made to enlighten consumers about the benefits of using quality motor oils through 8 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012 online, social media and industry events. MOM will also identify MOM- licensed distributors and oil change locations. At the same time, API has expanded its monitoring system to bet- ter evaluate bulk oils. Motor Oil distributors and oil change locations can join Motor Oil Matters and become a part of this new symbol of quality and accountability in the industry and reap the benefits of becoming a symbol that oil change locations and consumers will trust. To join Motor Oil Matters and to find information on the benefits of using quality motor oil, visit the website MotorOilMatters.org. API is a national trade association that represents all segments of the U.S. oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 500 members include large inte- grated companies, exploration and production, refining, marketing, pipe- line, and marine businesses, and ser- vice and supply firms. INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS n Dave Carpenter Leads Slate of 2012-13 NACS Executive Committee Officers NACS announced the election of its 2012-13 Executive Committee during its Board of Directors meeting at the NACS Show in Las Vegas. Dave Carpenter, president and CEO of West Des Moines-based J.D. Carpenter Companies Inc.., was named the association's 2012-13 chairman of the board. Carpenter also chairs the NACS Executive Committee, which provides strategic direction and finan- cial oversight to the association. Also named to the NACS Executive Committee were the following NACS retail members: NACS Vice Chairman-Treasurer: Brad Call, general counsel and exec- utive vice president of adventure culture at North Salt Lake, Utah- based Maverik Inc.; NACS Vice Chairman of Convention: Patrick Lewis, partner at Twin Falls, Idaho-based Oasis • • A member-driven organization, NACS is led by a 30-member Board NPN Magazine n www.npnweb.com • • • • • Stop 'N Go Convenience Stores; NACS Vice Chairman of Member Services: Jack Kofdarali, president at Corona, California-based J&T Management Inc.; NACS Vice Chairman of Government Relations: Steve Loehr, vice president of operations support at LaCrosse, Wisconsin-based Kwik Trip Inc.; NACS Vice Chairman of NACSPAC, Peter Tedeschi, president & CEO at Rockland, Massachusetts-based Tedeschi Food Shops; NACS Vice Chairman of Research: Joseph Sheetz, executive vice presi- dent of finance and store develop- ment at Altoona, Pennsylvania- based Sheetz Inc.; and NACS Vice Chairman: Tony Kenney, president at Enon, Ohio- based Speedway LLC. Also on the NACS Executive Committee are 2011-12 NACS Chairman Tom Robinson, president of Robinson Oil Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) and 2010-11 NACS Chairman Jeff Miller, president of Miller Oil Co. Inc., (Norfolk, VA). In addition, NACS announced the election of five retail members to serve on its Board of Directors. The NACS retail members elected to serve on the Board of Directors are: Leocadio de Alemeida Filho Antunes, CEO, Ipiranga Produtos de Petróleo S/A (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil); Ari Haseotes, president and COO, Cumberland Farms Inc. (Framingham, Massachusetts); Richard Parry, president & CEO, Aloha Petroleum Ltd. (Honolulu, Hawai'i); Dan Pastor, CEO, Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores (Richmond, Virginia); and Darren Rebelez, executive vice pres- ident and chief operating officer, 7-Eleven, Inc. (Dallas, Texas). • • • • •