286:, April 15, 2014. Accessed October 8, 2015. "'My dad would have a bunch of change from the car wash, and he was like the banker for everyone over there at the Wawa,' said Gheysens, a graduate of both St. Mary’s in East Vineland and St. Augustine College Preparatory School. 'South Jersey is a big part of Wawa, and it is definitely part of me — I grew up in Vineland, and my parents had a summer house in Sea Isle. I moved to Washington Township — or ‘Township’ as they call it — after marrying my wife, and we raised our four children there.' Gheysens, who currently resides in Burlington County, will be spending Wednesday morning at Wawa's very first store, which opened in 1964 in Folsom, Pa., for a ceremony at 6 a.m."
429:, States News Service, September 19, 2013. Accessed October 9, 2015. "The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia today announced the appointment of Ernest Dianastasis, managing director and principal, Computer Aid, Inc. (CAI); Chris Gheysens, president and CEO, Wawa, Inc.; Patrick Magri, senior vice president of managed markets and policy, Merck and Co., Inc.; and Michael Pearson, president, Union Packaging, LLC, to serve three-year terms on the Bank's Economic Advisory Council."
334:, Summer 2012. Accessed October 8, 2015. "Wawa President Chris Gheysens ’05 (M.B.A.) wakes up and smells the coffee every day, whether he’s rallying management and store associates, sifting new-product sales and cost analytics, or pairing breakfast with a fresh-brewed cup.... Gheysens, a native of Vineland, N.J., whose father ran a chain of car washes, was taught compatible ideals in his own Catholic schooling — he graduated from St. Augustine Prep and Villanova University."
416:, April 29, 2013. Accessed October 8, 2015. "In August 2011, Wawa Inc. began preparing for a leadership change. Former CEO Howard Stoeckel announced he would be retiring from his role and the Wawa, Pa.-based company tapped then-Chief Financial Officer Chris Gheysens to take the helm.... Even though his business cards read 'Lead Goose,' he stressed that the strategic planning process at the company is the result of teamwork."
459:, June 26, 2015. Accessed November 23, 2016. "Wawa Inc. CEO Chris Gheysens is one of 35 delegates in Rome, Italy, to hammer out logistics in advance of Pope Francis' visit during the World Meeting of Families, taking place Sept. 22-27 here. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Wawa will be a corporate sponsor of the event, and will be donating all food to volunteers, as well as 1 million bottles of water to attendees."
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442:, States News Service, October 14, 2013. Accessed October 9, 2015. "The NACS retail members elected to serve on the Board of Directors are: Tim Chalk, CEO, 7-Eleven Hong Kong and Macau; Steve DeSutter, president and CEO, Stripes, LLC; Chris Gheysens, president and CEO, Wawa Inc; and Leo Vercollone, president and CEO, Verc Enterprises Inc."
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