About Us

About Us

About Us

SIGMA

SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers

Founded in 1958, SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers has become a fixture in the fuel marketing industry. After more than 60 years of leadership, SIGMA is the national trade association representing the most successful, progressive, and innovative fuel marketers and chain retailers in the United States and Canada. From the outset, the association has served to further the interests of the industry, while providing value and services to members.

Benefits of SIGMA Membership

The benefits of SIGMA membership include government affairs representation before Congress and the Administration, publications, up to the minute information on events affecting your business, and legal advice. The association holds conferences throughout the year to allow members and partners to network and participate in education sessions on timely topics of interest. SIGMA’s leadership is provided by volunteers from SIGMA’s member companies, giving the association the advantage of advice from the most well-respected entrepreneurs in the nation.

Distinguished Marketer Award

SIGMA periodically recognizes individuals within the independent sector of the petroleum marketing industry who have contributed to the overall betterment of the petroleum industry. Originally named the “Private Brander Award,” it was later re-named the “Distinguished Marketer Award.”

Distinguished Statesman Award

The Board is also authorized to present a similar award, the “Distinguished Statesman Award,” to an individual who is not a member of SIGMA whose deeds and efforts have made a significant contribution to the welfare of the retail fuel marketing industry. 

Executive Committee

President

Richard Guttman, Guttman Energy, Inc.

1st Vice President

Dale Boyett, Boyett Petroleum

2nd Vice President

Matt Ports, Ports Petroleum Company

Secretary / Treasurer

Robert Bollar, SC Fuels

Immediate Past President

William Bradford Puryear, Mansfield Energy Corp.

Executive Committee

President

Richard Guttman, Guttman Energy, Inc.

1st Vice President

Dale Boyett, Boyett Petroleum

2nd Vice President

Matt Ports, Ports Petroleum Company

Secretary / Treasurer

Robert Bollar, SC Fuels

Immediate Past President

William Bradford Puryear, Mansfield Energy Corp.
Executive Committee
Richard Guttman, Guttman Energy, Inc
President
Dale Boyett, Boyett Petroleum
1st Vice President
Matt Ports, Ports Petroleum Company
2nd Vice President
Robert Bollar, SC Fuels
Secretary / Treasurer
William Bradford Puryear, Mansfield Energy Corp.
Immediate Past President

Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Past Presidents
W. Bradford Puryear
2018-2020 Georgia
David Baker
2016-2018 Missouri
Tom Gresham
2014-2016 Mississippi
Tom Schmidt
2012-2014 Wisconsin
Frank Greinke
2010-2012 California
Carl Boyett
2008-2010 California
Paul Reid
2006-2008 New York
William S. Shipley, III
2004-2006 Pennsylvania
Michael Ports
2001-2004 Ohio
Thomas L. Robinson
1999-2001 California
Bob Phillips, Jr.
1997-1999 Oklahoma
Leo Liebowitz
1995-1997 New York
Douglas L. True
1993-1995 Washington
R. H. Tod Butler, Jr.
1991-1993 Michigan
Carl Bolch, Jr.
1987-1989 Georgia
John A. Wickland III
1985-1987 California
Michael S. Kirschner
1983-1985 Pennsylvania
Roy R. Mason
1981-1983 Alabama
Richard L. Singletary
1980-1981 Georgia
Thomas N. Allen
1978-1980 Virginia
Herbert A. Sostek
1976-1978 Massachusetts
Newell Baker
1974-1976 Missouri
Frederick Lichtman
1972-1974 Michigan
R.J. Peterson
1969-1972 Illinois
Randy Deer
1968-1969 Ohio
James Thornton
1967-1968 Indiana
Mary Hudson
1965-1967 Kansas
George H. Panuska
1963-1965 Ohio
R.J. Peterson
1962-1963 Missouri
Calvin Houghland
1961-1962 Tennessee
A.M. Blakely
1960-1961 Arizona
Phil L. Siteman
1958-1960 Missouri
Calvin Houghland
1961-1962 Tennessee
SIGMA Staff
Ryan McNutt
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Franz
Chief Operating Officer
Cheryll Decker, CMP
Director of Meetings & Events
Ginny Teague Griffin
Director of SIGMA's Fuel Foundation
Brian Inglis
Director of Member Services
Liz Menz
Director of Education
Katie Picarella
Director of Membership (Regular)
Amy Rider
Director of Communications
James Rogers
Director of Sales and Marketing
Mary Alice Thompson
Director of Administration
Steven Wheelock
Director of Membership (Associate)

SIGMA Staff

Ryan McNutt

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Franz

Chief Operating Officer

Cheryll Decker, CMP

Director of Meetings & Events

Ginny Teague Griffin

Director of SIGMA’s Fuel Foundation

Brian Inglis

Director of Member Services

Liz Menz

Director of Education

Katie Picarella

Director of Membership (Regular)

Amy Rider

Director of Communications

James Rogers

Director of Sales and Marketing

Mary Alice Thompson

Director of Administration

Steven Wheelock

Director of Membership (Associate)

SIGMA Staff

Ryan McNutt

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Franz

Chief Operating Officer

Cheryll Decker, CMP

Director of Meetings & Events

Ginny Teague Griffin

Director of SIGMA’s Fuel Foundation

Brian Inglis

Director of Member Services

Liz Menz

Director of Education

Katie Picarella

Director of Membership (Regular)

Amy Rider

Director of Communications

James Rogers

Director of Sales and Marketing

Mary Alice Thompson

Director of Administration

Steven Wheelock

Director of Membership (Associate)
SIGMA Strategic Partners

SIGMA maintains valuable strategic alliances with other organizations to provide our members with services and benefits above and beyond what SIGMA offers. Think of these partners as an extension of SIGMA – part of what you get as a benefit for your dues and participation.

DTN

Heather M. Killough, SVP and Industry Principal, Energy.

Marketers will maximize profits, gain efficiencies and reduce manual processing with DTN’s array of real-time supply chain and market intelligence services. DTN manages more than 80% of the pricing, BOL and billing transaction interchange conducted in North America every day. Our focus is bringing upstream information and downstream intelligence together, so customers can optimize business decisions. 

Federated Insurance Company

Nathan S. Oland, Senior National Account Executive.

Federated Insurance specializes in business insurance for the petroleum marketing industry. By evaluating losses and exposures, we will partner with you to create a customized insurance and risk management strategy for your company. All SIGMA members can take advantage of our Risk Management Academy classes to help control your insurance costs.  At Federated, it’s our business to protect yours!”

Matrix Capital Markets Group

Spencer Cavalier, Co-Head of Downstream Energy & Convenience Retail Group, Managing Director & Principal

Cedric Fortemps, Co-Head of Downstream Energy & Convenience Retail Group, Managing Director & Principal

Matrix’s Downstream Energy & Convenience Retail Group is recognized as the national leader in providing transactional advisory services to companies in the downstream energy and multi-site retail sectors including convenience retailing, petroleum marketing & distribution, propane distribution, heating oil distribution, lubricants distribution, petroleum transportation & logistics, terminals and bulk plants, car washes, food service and specialty retail. Team members are dedicated to these sectors and draw upon complementary experiences to provide advisory services to complete sophisticated merger and acquisition transactions, debt and equity capital raises, corporate restructurings, corporate valuations, and strategic planning engagements. Since its inception in 1997, this dedicated group has successfully completed over 230 engagements in these sectors with a total transaction value of more than $11.5 billion. For additional information, please visit www.matrixcmg.com

PDI

Matthew Mossotti, VP, Sales.

PDI helps convenience retailers and petroleum wholesalers thrive through digital transformation and enterprise software that enables them to grow topline revenue, optimize operations and unify their business across the entire value chain. Over 1,500 customers in more than 200,000 locations worldwide count on our leading ERP, logistics, fuel pricing and marketing cloud solutions to provide insights that increase volume, margin and customer loyalty. For more than 35 years, our comprehensive suite of solutions and unmatched expertise have helped customers reimagine their enterprise and deliver exceptional customer experiences. For more information about PDI, visit www.pdisoftware.com.

SIGMA Legal Counsel

SIGMA is represented by the firms Harriton & Furrer, LLP and Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
One of the benefits of your SIGMA membership is the ability to discuss and clarify legal issues with SIGMA counsel.

Tammera Diehm
Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Urs Furrer
Harriton & Furrer, LLP

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SIGMA Legal Counsel

SIGMA is represented by the firms Harriton & Furrer, LLP and Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
One of the benefits of your SIGMA membership is the ability to discuss and clarify legal issues with SIGMA counsel.

Tammera Diehm
225 S 6th St Ste 3500
Minneapolis, MN 55402-4629
(612) 604-6658
[email protected]

Urs Furrer
84 Business Park Dr Ste 302
Armonk, NY 10504-1738
Work Phone: (914) 730-3400
[email protected]

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