Executive Leadership Team

Mr. Hannasch was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Alimentation Couche-Tard in 2014, and served as Chief Operating Officer from 2010 to 2014.

He joined the company in 2001 and during his 22 years with Alimentation Couche-Tard, has also served as Senior Vice-President, U.S. Operations (2008 to 2010), Senior Vice President, Western North America (2004 to 2008), Vice-President, Integration (2003 to 2004), and Vice President Operations, U.S. Midwest (2001 to 2004) where he was responsible for all aspects of U.S. operations.

Mr. Hannasch was Vice President of Operations for Bigfoot Food Stores LLC, a 225-unit convenience store chain in the U.S. Midwest acquired by Alimentation Couche‑Tard in 2001, from 2000 to 2001. Prior to that, he was at BP Amoco from 1989 to 2000, and held various positions of increasing responsibility including Vice-President of Marketing for the U.S. Midwest Business Unit.

In 2022, Mr. Hannasch was inducted into the Convenience Store News Hall of Fame. Mr. Hannasch was named 2021 Retail Leader of the Year by Winsight Media and 2019 Retailer Executive of the Year by Convenience Store News’ blue-chip panel of c-store industry leaders. He was also named CEO of the year by The Globe and Mail in 2016 and has been a member of the board of directors of the Association for Convenience & Fuel Retailing (NACS) since 2016 and a member of the board of directors of AutoZone, Inc. since February 2022.

Mr. Hannasch lives in Columbus, Indiana, United States. He has a Master of Business Administration in marketing and finance from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in finance from Iowa State University.

Mr. Anderton has recently been appointed Senior Vice President, Strategy and Transformation in October 2023 and served as Senior Vice President, Operations, Central and Eastern Europe & Ireland from August 2019 until his recent appointment.

Mr. Anderton joined Topaz Energy Limited in Ireland as Chief Financial Officer in April 2015 and has held the position of Vice President of the Ireland business unit since its acquisition by Alimentation Couche-Tard in early 2016.

Mr. Bednarz was appointed Senior Vice-President, Operations, in May 2019, overseeing operations for Circle K stores in the Western U.S. as well as the Worldwide Franchise division.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Bednarz had held the position of Vice President, Operations, Gulf Coast, since February 2013. He joined Couche-Tard in April 2012 from CVS, where he was Region Manager for Texas and Oklahoma. Earlier in his career, he held various roles of increasing responsibility with Hess Corp. before taking on a role as Sr. Vice President at Dattilo Petroleum.

Mr. Bednarz serves on the board of TruAge, a digital identification solution developed by NACS and Conexxus that enhances current age-verification systems and protects user privacy.

He obtained a B.S. Criminal Justice from The College of New Jersey and an MBA from Long Island University.

Mr. Brooks was appointed Senior Vice President, Real Estate in January 2022. Previously Mr. Brooks served as Vice President, Property Management and Maintenance since June 2020, as Senior Director, Real Estate since April 2019 and as Director of Real Estate Support since September 2015.

Mr. Brooks joined Couche-Tard in 2015 when it acquired Kangaroo Express, an affiliate of the Pantry Inc., where he held the position of Commercial Portfolio Manager.  Mr. Brooks began his career at KPMG Corporate Finance LLC where he focused on the disposition of assets for distressed companies and sell-side advisory.

Mr. Brooks holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics and English from Colgate University in Hamilton New York.

Ms. Cunnington was appointed Senior Vice President, Global Business Services, in January 1st, 2018, after holding the position of Vice President, Shared Services. North America, since February 2013. In this role, she has oversight for the Accounting and Information Technology services supporting all global sites.

She was formerly Vice-President Benchmarking and Administration from 2011 to 2013 and prior to that Director of Finance and IT, Midwest Shared Services. She has been with the Corporation since 2003 and has more than 20 years of experience in the convenience retail industry in various financial leadership positions.

She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Indiana University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Kentucky. She is a Certified Public Accountant and spent her early career in public accounting with the firm of Ernst & Young and as internal auditor for a global fortune 500 corporation.

Mr. Da Silva joined Alimentation Couche-Tard as Senior Vice President, Finance in March 2023, and was appointed Chief Financial Officer on July 1, 2023. Prior to joining Couche-Tard, Mr. Da Silva held the position of Chief Financial Officer and Head of Real Estate at Walmart Canada, from April 2020 to March 2023 and CFO of Central America from April 2016 to January 2021.

Previously, Mr. Da Silva held various management positions within TotalEnergies, a French energy conglomerate, in Argentina, followed by Carrefour, a French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation, working out of Buenos Aires, Colombia, India and Indonesia. He later joined Groupe Exito, one of South America’s largest retailers before joining Walmart in 2016 as CFO for Central America operations.

Mr. Da Silva holds a Masters in Strategy and Finance from ESCP Business School.

Mr. Dzadovsky was appointed Chief Technology Officer in April 2022. Previously, Mr. Dzadovsky served as Vice President of North America IT since January 2018. He has close to 20 years of experience in information technology.

Mr. Dzadovsky began his career with McDonald’s Pittsburgh region in 2000 as a crew member. After working 10 years in store operations, he moved to McDonald’s Chicago headquarters in 2011 as the Operations Restaurant Technology Senior Director. With a passion for people, he quickly became known for developing high performing teams of operations and technology experts. Mr. Dzadovsky held various leadership positions in the Information Technology organization, including Senior Director IT Delivery Global Digital Products, where he led McDonald’s digital transformation through innovative technology features.

Mr. Dzadovsky is an alum of the University of Pittsburgh where he earned a degree in Computer Science.

Mr. Høidahl was appointed Executive Vice-President, Operations Europe in May 2019. He joined Couche-Tard in June 2012 when it acquired Statoil Fuel & Retail ASA, and has held the position of Executive Vice-President, Scandinavia since October 2010. He was formerly Vice President for Energy Europe in the Statoil Group since 2006.

Mr. Høidahl joined Statoil Fuel & Retail ASA in 1992 and has held a variety of positions including director for customer service in Norway, manager for regional sales in Scandinavia, sales director for Norway, country manager for energy in Norway and Vice President for energy operations.

Mr. Høidahl holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Norwegian School of Management.

Mr. Lewis was appointed Chief Growth Officer in January 2023, after occupying the position of Chief Marketing Officer since joining Couche-Tard in July 2017. Mr. Lewis’ primary focus is transforming Couche-Tard’s customer experience and building what comes next while leading the marketing, customer experience, analytics, and innovation teams.

Mr. Lewis has held multiple executive roles in digital and physical retail and technology companies across the globe. He previously held the position of Chief Marketing Officer at Total Wine & More. Previously, Mr. Lewis ran the digital, kiosk and subscription businesses while Senior Vice-President of Digital at Blockbuster Entertainment. From 2004 to 2008, Kevin was a member of the executive committee and Chief of Strategy and New Business for Philips Consumer Lifestyle, a division of Royal Philips Electronics. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lewis held multiple leadership positions during a ten-year career at the Boston Consulting Group focusing on CPG, retail and technology clients worldwide. Mr. Lewis holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Stanford University and an MBA (with Distinction) from INSEAD.

Mr. Madsen has been appointed Senior Vice President, Operations, in Spring 2019. He joined Couche-Tard in June 2012 when it acquired Statoil Fuel & Retail ASA and held the position of Executive Vice-President, Central & Eastern Europe, since October 1, 2010. He was formerly Vice President for country operations in Statoil Energy & Retail ASA, since 2007.

He joined Statoil in 1990 and held several management positions including Vice President for retail operations Europe, Director of Retail Operations in Denmark, Director of Retail Operations in the Baltic countries, Director of Category Management in the Baltic countries, Regional Manager of Retail Operations in Denmark, and Controller in Denmark.

Mr. Madsen holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Copenhagen Business School.

Mr. Miller was appointed Chief Operating Officer in January 2023, after occupying the position of Executive Vice-President, Operations, North America, and Global Optimization since March 2021. Previously, Mr. Miller held the position of Executive Vice President, Commercial Optimization since May 2019, as Senior Vice-President, Operations and Global Fuels since December 2017, as Senior Vice-President, Global Fuels since November 2016, and as Vice-President, Fuels since October 2012. Mr. Miller joined Couche-Tard as Director of Fuels, Real Estate and Facilities in 2012.

Prior to, he was with BP Plc. for 16 years in a variety of operational, supply, business development, and strategy roles in the US and Europe.

Mr. Miller holds a BS in Business Management from Southern Illinois University.

Ms. Poirier has been appointed Senior Vice President, Operations, in August 2022. She joined Couche-Tard in 2018 as Vice President, Controller, and since held various roles with progressively increasing responsibilities, including Vice President of Global Finance and Supply Chain Optimization to Vice President, North America Operations Excellence.

Prior to Couche-Tard, she held the position of Vice President, Financial Planning, at the Canadian National Railway, and Senior Vice President, Finance & Strategic Planning, at Sobeys. She also held various controller positions with Canadian National Railway Company from 2010 to 2015 and with Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited From 2000 to 2010. Ms. Poirier brings considerable knowledge in publicly held companies. She has over 30 years of experience within a broad set of roles in Financial Management, Supply Chain and Operations.

Ms. Poirier earned a Graduate Diploma in Accountancy and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accountancy, with Distinction, from Concordia University and is a Canadian CPA. She was also Audit Committee Chair of GURU Organic Energy Corp. from 2020 to 2022.

Mr. Powell was appointed Senior Vice President, Global Merchandising in September 2023. He joined Couche-Tard in 2004 and has since held various roles with progressively increasing responsibilities, including Director of Retail Operations, Director of National Procurement, Director of Marketing and Merchandising, Vice President, Merchandising – North America, and Vice President, Operations – Gulf Coast.

Previously, he held the position of Vice President, Marketing & Merchandising, TomThumb Division, at Kroger. Mr. Powell’s time in the industry spans nearly 20 years in a number of retail disciplines, including marketing and merchandising, operations, procurement, and mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Powell holds a Bachelor of Science and Finance from the University of South Florida, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of West Florida.

Ms. Strand holds the Chief People Officer position since April 2017. In this role she has oversight over Human Resources, Health Safety & Sustainability, Communications and Events. Ms. Strand was previously Senior Vice-President of Special Projects since 2014, working on many global projects, including the development and introduction of the new global Circle K brand.

Ms. Strand joined Statoil Retail Norway AS in 2003 as a People Development manager, and was later appointed Human Resources Director, Customer Offer Director and deputy Vice-President of Operations in Norway before she joined Statoil Fuel & Retail’s Executive leadership team as Executive Vice President of Market Development when the company was publicly listed October 1st, 2010. After the acquisition by Couche-Tard, Ms. Strand held the position of Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Europe until 2014. Prior to joining Statoil, Ms. Strand worked five years as analyst, consultant, and project manager at the Norwegian office of UK based PA Consulting Group.

Ms. Strand holds a Master of Science degree in industrial economics and technology management from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim.

Ms. Uglebjerg has been appointed Interim Senior Vice President, Operations, in January 2023. She joined Couche-Tard in June 2012 when it acquired Statoil Fuel & Retail ASA. She has held the position of Vice President with responsibility for the business unit and all operations in Denmark since 2018.

She joined Statoil in 1993 and held several management positions including Senior Market Director, Director of Category Management, Director of Food Development, Regional Manager of Retail Operations in Denmark, and has taken on various projects across the Nordic and European countries.

Ms. Uglebjerg holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Marketing from CBS, Copenhagen Business School, and is also certified in Board Leadership from CBS Executive.

Ms. Warner joined Alimentation Couche-Tard as Senior Vice President, Global Fuels in January 2021. Prior to joining Couche-Tard, Ms. Warner was a member of the Caltex Australia (now Ampol) Executive team from 2016 to 2020 and held the positions of Chief Commercial Officer, and previously Executive General Manager of Fuels & Infrastructure.

In her 21-year tenure with Caltex Australia, she held a variety of operational, project and commercial roles, and was responsible for Australian and international operations in Singapore, New Zealand and the Philippines.

Ms. Warner holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.