Murphy USA names new EVPs

Murphy USA announced Wednesday (Feb. 21) executive leadership changes effective March 1, 2024.

The El Dorado-based retail and convenience store chain named Mindy West to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief operating officer. In this elevated role, West will have responsibility for both the Murphy USA and QuickChek brands, including store operations, merchandise, marketing, and fuels.

Since the 2013 spin-off from Murphy Oil Co., West has worked as executive vice president and chief financial officer and in 2018, she assumed responsibilities for all fuels activities. As COO, West will drive strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing performance and profitability, the company said.

“Since our spin-off, Mindy has made her mark on the company’s outstanding track record of creating shareholder value as CFO and more recently leading our Fuels organization to record profits. As we continue our trajectory and commitment to all stakeholders, she is uniquely positioned to lead and drive the next wave of advantaged growth for the business in this new and critical role,” Murphy USA President and CEO Andrew Clyde said.

“Having joined MUSA’s parent company in 1996 as the first Murphy USA was being built, it has been an honor to play key roles in MUSA’s creation at our spin and the subsequent growth of this incredible business. I am excited to take on this new role to harness the potential in front of us and position the Murphy USA and QuickChek brands to win in the future and lead an outstanding group of experienced leaders and dedicated team members who are committed to delivering affordability to our customers,” West said.

Murphy USA also announced Galagher Jeff has been hired as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Jeff joins MUSA from Dollar Tree where he has worked as SVP FP&A, treasurer, and chief transformation officer. Prior to Dollar Tree, Jeff was SVP finance and head of strategy transformation at Advanced Auto Parts. He also spent 11 years at Walmart, including roles as CFO of Walmart.com and VP U.S. merchandising strategy, pricing and assortment and business analytics.

Additionally, Chris Click, senior vice president strategy and development, has been promoted to executive vice president for strategy, growth and innovation, where he will take on additional responsibility for asset development and digital transformation.

“Today’s changes reflect our continued commitment to deliver profitable growth, disciplined capital allocation, and effective leadership development and succession planning,” Clyde said.