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  Strong leadership is a big part of FleetCor's success. To learn more about FleetCor's accomplished leaders, click the individual links below.  
     

Executive Team

 
Ronald F. Clarke, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer  

Ron Clarke joined FleetCor in August 2000 as its Chief Executive Officer. He was elected Chairman of the Board in March 2003. Previously, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of AHL Services, a $1 billion staffing firm.

Ron has served as Division President of ADP, as well as its Chief Marketing Officer. In addition, Mr. Clarke was a Principal at Booz Allen, a global consulting firm, and a Marketing Manager for GE.

Ron received a B.A. degree, summa cum laude, in economics from Colby College, and an M.B.A., with honors, from Cornell University.

 
Eric Dey, Chief Financial Officer  

Eric Dey was named Chief Financial Officer of FleetCor in November 2002. All financial planning, accounting, treasury, tax and human-resource functions report directly to Eric. In addition, he has responsibility for FleetCor's audit, bank, legal and investor relations.

Eric joined FleetCor after serving as CFO for NCI Corporation, an Atlanta-based call center company. Prior to that, he served as CFO of Leisure Time Technology, leading the company through a successful IPO.

Eric also spent five years with Excel Communications, contributing to its growth from a $30 million startup to a $1.5 billion enterprise. Earlier in his career, Eric held a variety of financial and accounting positions with Pepsi.

He has an M.B.A. from the University of Dallas, and earned a B.B.A. from Western Michigan University.

 
Van Huff, Chief Information Officer  

As Chief Information Officer, Van Huff is responsible for FleetCor's company-wide technology planning, development, production systems and corporate systems. Van has broad based experience with high volume transaction processing systems, e-customer correspondence and enhanced card programs. In addition, he has had responsibility for several large international projects.

Van joins FleetCor from First Data Corporation, where he had responsibility for First Data Resources' distributed systems and custom client work.

In prior roles at First Data Corporation, Van was responsible for large scale conversions, custom development, production systems and the project management office.

Van holds B.S. and M.S. Degrees from Bellevue University.

 
John Hunter, Chief Operations Officer  

John Hunter joined FleetCor in August 2006 as its Chief Operations Officer and assumed overall operational responsibility for the company.

John came to FleetCor with significant industry experience at an executive level, including twenty-five years with Citi Cards – one of the biggest issuers of credit cards in the United States – culminating in the roles of Senior Vice-President and General Manager of Citi Cards' Oil Partner Programs. As SVP and GM, John had direct responsibility for the Consumer, Commercial and Cobrand Oil Card Programs including Shell, Texaco, BP/Amoco, ExxonMobil, CITGO, Conoco, Phillips, Union76 and Sunoco. Previous to joining Citi, John was a staff accountant with Joseph Gelb and Company, a New York based accounting firm.

He has also held such leadership roles as President of Associates National Bank (Delaware) N.A. and President of the United States Auto Club.

John completed his B.S. in Accounting and an M.B.A. in Finance at C.W. Post Center of Long Island University in Greenvale, N.Y. followed by an Executive M.B.A. at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

 
Scott Ruoff, EVP – Corporate Development  

As Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Scott oversees strategic planning and acquisitions for FleetCor.

Scott brings a broad set of experiences from management consulting, investment banking, and financial services to the FleetCor team. Prior to joining FleetCor in 2000, Scott served as a management consultant with Nextera Enterprises, advising clients in the areas of strategic sales and marketing. He has also held positions with Bankers Trust, Western Union, and American Express.

Scott has an M.B.A. from the Wharton School, and earned a B.S.B.A., in Finance from the University of Florida.

 
H. Steve Smith , EVP – Strategic Partnerships  

As Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnership, Steve leads FleetCor’s efforts to expand domestic market share through alliances with key industry players including potential cobrand partners. Steve has been involved in partnership development his entire career and most recently crafted a very successful marketing alliance with Comdata.

Prior to joining FleetCor, Steve was Senior Vice President of Sales for Ultimate Software, a leading provider of human resource and payroll software. In this position, he led the national sales organization through a successful company IPO and was instrumental in launching several partner relationships.

In addition, Steve has 20 years of experience with Automatic Data Processing. During that time, he served as Division Vice President of Sales for National Accounts, Vice President of National Account Marketing and Vice President of Strategic Alliances for National Accounts. He was also a Sales Manager with Burroughs Corporation.

Steve earned a B.B.A. from the University of Georgia.

 
Sean Bowen, Senior Vice President & General Counsel

Sean Bowen joined FleetCor in March 2008 as its General Counsel. In this role, Sean has global responsibility for all legal matters company-wide.

Previously, he was Division Senior Counsel for the Internet Security Systems division of International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM.) Sean came to IBM as part of its acquisition of Internet Security Systems, Inc., a Nasdaq-traded, global network security company where Sean was Vice President and General Counsel since 2000.

Prior to joining Internet Security Systems, Sean was a Senior Counsel with Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN), representing several divisions, sales and corporate functions globally. Sean was a partner in the Cleveland, Ohio law firm of Kahn Kleinman LPA before joining Eastman.

Sean has a B.S. in Management degree from the Tulane University, A.B. Freeman School of Business and holds a J.D. degree from the Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law.

 
Andrew Blazye, CEO – FleetCor Europe  

Andrew Blazye is the CEO of FleetCor’s European business. In this role, Andrew is leading the rapid development of FleetCor’s European fuel card footprint – managing major acquisitions and the company’s aggressive expansion in this market.

A proven business developer, Andrew came to FleetCor with more than 20 years of experience in the oil, global payments and fuel card industries. Andrew worked at Shell International for two decades in numerous markets such as Malaysia, Canada and the US, in a number of increasingly responsible roles, most recently as the Global General Manager for Shell’s Fuel Card and loyalty business worldwide.

Andrew is a dual honors graduate from Sheffield University and Insead Business School.

 
Ken Greenway, President - Proprietary Card Programs

With over 25 years experience in the transaction processing industry, Ken Greenway serves as President of the Fuelman Proprietary Card programs. Ken's fleet card program business is targeted to those fleets which can benefit from the features of the Fuelman Closed-Loop proprietary system.

Before joining FleetCor, Ken held a variety of general and central-service management positions with Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) spanning a 15-year period. During this time, Ken led ADP's efforts to centralize and integrate five corporate acquisitions into one cohesive business unit.

Additional career achievements include developing and releasing new product offerings, creating a client/server hosting center, successfully launching new service businesses and managing projects on a national scale.

Eric Lind, President – Petroleum Marketer CFN Card Programs

Eric Lind joined FleetCor as the new President of CFN in May 2007, armed with over 20 years of industry experience. Eric comes to the team with a unique blend of strong product knowledge, an understanding of the needs of the petroleum marketer, relationship-building expertise and an extensive business background. As President of CFN, Eric is responsible for the company’s overall network growth and technological development.

Prior to joining the FleetCor team, Eric worked in marketing and sales management roles, then held a number of increasingly responsible positions at Pacific Northern Oil, culminating in the role of Co-President. For the past five years he has been President of independent petroleum marketer, Pettit Oil, whose major lines of business include card locks, lubricants, and the transport/distribution of branded and unbranded fuels.

Mike Noles, President – FleetCardsUSA

Mike Noles joined FleetCor in 2005 and leads the management and growth of the division which markets all of FleetCor’s card products for fleets under a consolidated brand – Fleet Cards USA. Mike also maintains responsibility for all FleetCor MasterCard products that are marketed directly to fleets as well as strategy and direction for the Fleet Cards USA sales force which includes field as well as internal sales personnel.

Prior to FleetCor, Mike led the Business Credit Card businesses at Chase Card Services and Advanta Business Services, where he delivered innovative card-based products to the small business market. With more than 25 years of financial services experience, Mike has also held senior marketing and strategy positions for Citibank as well as CoreStates.

Mike received both his B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Connecticut.

Benton Routh, President – Petroleum Marketer Private Label Programs

As President of FleetCot's Petroleum Marketer Private Label division, Benton Routh leads a business unit which delivers world-class fleet card programs to petroleum marketers. Benton is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of fleet card business experience.

Previously, Benton was responsible for the global credit card business of ExxonMobil Fuels Marketing Company. In addition, he held a series of executive jobs at ExxonMobil and predecessor company Mobil in Marketing, Advertising & Promotions, Planning, International Marketing & Refining, and Global Procurement.

Prior to ExxonMobil, Benton spent ten years with Booz Allen Hamilton, a global strategy and management consulting firm.

Benton has both graduate and undergraduate degrees from Dartmouth College.

Bill Schmit, President – Major Oil Card Programs

Bill Schmit founded and launched FleetCor's Major Oil Private Label division in 2002 - focusing on customized fleet card solutions for the largest branded petroleum retailer networks. FleetCor is now the largest private label commercial card processor for Major Oil companies, based on the concept of providing innovative products with progressive sales & marketing at a low cost.

Prior to FleetCor Bill served in a senior management role for over 15 years with Unocal 76. During that time, he had extensive involvement with new business development, corporate strategic planning, marketing and sales management.

Bill earned a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Illinois, a J.D. from Georgia State University and is a member of the Illinois & Georgia Bar.

 
   
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