Frank Gleeson appointed NACS president and CEO
He will succeed Henry Armour in his new role
Print12 January 2026
Industry veteran Frank Gleeson was recently appointed as president and CEO of the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) on 1 January, 2026, succeeding Henry Armour.
He will be only the fourth person to lead NACS in its 64-year history; all four came to the position from the convenience and fuel retailing industry.
Gleeson has deep experience in foodservice and convenience retailing.
Previous work
As president and CEO of Aramark Northern Europe from 2017 to 2024, he oversaw a team of over 20,000 employees across 2,800-plus locations in the United Kingdom, Ireland and EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), which served an estimated one million meals a day.
Before Aramark, Gleeson was retail director at Topaz Energy Group, the largest importer, distributor and retailer of transportation fuel in Ireland with over 330 convenience stores and service stations, 60 distribution depots and 4 import terminals.
Prior to that, he was vice president retail of Statoil Ireland (now Equinor), where he led the development of the first American-style convenience store in Ireland.
Most recently, he served as chairman of the National Oil Reserve Agency in Ireland.
Gleeson also has been extremely active in NACS and other trade associations.
He previously served on the NACS International Board for 19 years and was on the NACS Board of Directors for 11 years, including his term as 2018-19 NACS chairman of the board.
In addition, he was a board member and chairman of Retail Ireland (the leading business organization representing the retail sector in Ireland), a board member and president of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation and a board member of the Irish Transport Authority.
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