Under the spotlight: Shane Bowering
Name: Shane Bowering
Under the spotlight: Jack Aplin, Eurotank
01 Career history: I have spent almost my entire career with Eurotank except for a short spell at Tesco on the checkouts. As the company expanded I was given the opportunity to take on more responsibility and I have grown with the business.
Under the spotlight: Elaine Houston and Steve Cunningham
Job title: Directors
Under the spotlight: Debbie Dodds, owner Spar Salley’s Filling Station
Name: Debbie Dodds Job title: Owner Company: Spar Salley’s Filling Station, Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone
Under the spotlight: Nicola McKeown, retail national accounts manager, Gulf Retail
01 Career history:I started, in 1991, as a commercial sales rep with Mercia Fuels in the West Midlands. They were a distributor for Kuwait Petroleum. In 1995 I went on to become a depot manager and in 1999 I was given the opportunity to join the Kuwait Petroleum retail team ...
Under the spotlight: Phil Withers, director, Withers Holdings Ltd (MFG franchise)
Phil Withers - director, Withers Holdings Ltd (MFG franchise)
Under the spotlight: Tim Garner, director, Garner Group
01 Career history: I qualified as a precision engineer following a five-year apprenticeship. I joined the family business in 1980 and then purchased my own site in 1984, before joining forces with my brother in 1988 to facilitate expansion. We increased the group to eight sites. We built two blocks ...
Under the spotlight: Sasha Evans, business development manager, Shell UK retail
01 Career history: After university I went straight into retail, managing a store for a health products company. From there I joined a conglomerate called BTR, performing a central function role in Group Buying. I then moved into Shell, based in Manchester, and have spent most of my career in ...
Under the spotlight: Sam Edwards, regional business manager, Certas Energy
01 Career history: I recently returned to the Gulf network after three years as a territory manager with Essar. I’d previously spent nine years with Certas Energy working in distribution, lubricants, commercial and retail. My various roles included depot manager, business manager for alternative fuels and retail area manager.
