EG America, the U.S. subsidiary of U.K.-based EG Group, has named Joanna Benison vice president of transformation and strategy, a company spokesperson said on Monday.
Benison, who joined EG America in April, will oversee programs and initiatives to help grow the business and increase operational effectiveness, according to the spokesperson.
“She will also oversee the company’s Enterprise Project Management Office and work to develop strategic capabilities to ensure the prioritization of critical projects,” the spokesperson said.
Before joining EG America, Benison spent five years as project director for the Competition and Markets Authority in London, a governmental agency that seeks to address unfair business behaviors, according to her LinkedIn bio. Her work resulted in estimated societal benefits of up to $1.4 billion in about 5 years, she noted in her profile.
Before that, she spent nearly a decade in a variety of roles with oil and convenience retail company BP. She started in 2003 as a planning and communications manager in the company’s refining and marketing arm, and also served as a global strategy and portfolio manager for the refining and marketing segment and the global strategic partnerships director for fuels marketing. In the latter, she identified partnership opportunities and led development of initiatives, such as the forecourt payment strategy.
During that span, she also spent two years as communications and external affairs director for FuelsEurope.
Benison’s new role is the latest in a spate of recent leadership changes at EG America. Mendy Meriwether joined the retailer as its new vice president of food, dispensed beverage and QSR on Sept. 30. On Oct. 1, Diana Styles replaced Sandra Tierney as chief human resources officer.
Blackburn, U.K.-based EG Group currently has more than 5,500 c-stores across the U.S., Europe and Australia. EG America is EG Group’s largest operation globally, with 1,500-plus sites across 10 banners in 30 states, including Cumberland Farms, Fastrac, Kwik Shop and Tom Thumb.
