Casey’s General Stores Adds Convenience Retail and Finance Leaders to its Executive Leadership Team

Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: CASY), today announced two additions to its executive leadership team, as the fourth-largest convenience store retailer executes its three-year strategic plan shared in January 2020. The additions include Ena Williams as chief operating officer and Steve Bramlage as chief financial officer, each effective June 1, 2020. Williams fills a newly created role, and Bramlage succeeds former Chief Financial Officer Bill Walljasper, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Williams and Bramlage will report to Chief Executive Officer Darren Rebelez, and Mr. Walljasper will remain with the company as Executive Advisor to assist with the transition.

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Ena Williams joins Casey's as Chief Operating Officer. (Photo: Business Wire)

“Casey’s is fortunate to have two phenomenal leaders with deep expertise in their fields join the team, particularly during this time of unprecedented change,” said Darren Rebelez, Chief Executive Officer, Casey’s General Stores. “I’m confident they will strengthen our efforts to deliver on our strategic plan to not only lead our industry, but also remain among the top quintile of all retailers nationwide.”

Williams and Bramlage will accelerate several initiatives in the strategic plan. Specifically, these additions will lead to the establishment of a dedicated mergers and acquisitions team, and enhanced operational efficiencies including asset protection and centralized procurement.

“We have been diligent in finding the right talent and building a best-in-class team to drive the execution of our three-year strategic plan, and grow Casey’s as we look toward the next 50 years,” said Rebelez. “I look forward to what we can collectively accomplish with our 38,000 team members across 16 states as we move forward.”

Steve Bramlage
Serving as a large, public company CFO for the past eight years, Steve Bramlage will steward Casey’s financials and build upon the company’s reputation for fiscal discipline and sound financial management. Bramlage was most recently the CFO at Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), a $16 billion food, facilities and uniform services provider. In that role he helped the company balance and strengthen revenue, margin, EBITDA, and free cash flow, while improving financial flexibility and making several key strategic acquisitions. Prior to Aramark, Bramlage was CFO at Owens-Illinois (NYSE: OI), the world’s largest manufacturer of glass, and held several financial leadership roles at PPG Industries, Eli-Lilly and Ernst & Young. Bramlage holds a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Dayton.