Gary Arthur serves as Senior Vice President of Retail Marketing. He has led numerous initiatives to improve the company’s supply, marketing and transportation business activities since joining Valero in 2000 as Vice President of Marketing, Supply & Transportation.  In his current position, Arthur is responsible for Valero’s network of 1,000 company-operated convenience stores as well as the company’s Asphalt, Lube Base Stock, Petroleum Coke and Sulfur marketing activities.

Prior to joining Valero, Arthur worked for Colonial Group as Vice President of Supply and Distribution. He has extensive commercial and managerial experience, working nearly 20 years for Ashland Oil, where he served in a variety of increasingly responsible management positions in Marketing, Supply, Trading, Distribution and Business Operations.

Actively involved in community activities, Arthur has served on the Board of Directors of St. Peter’s/St. Joseph’s Children’s Home and currently serves on the Board and Executive Committee of the San Antonio Sports Foundation.  He is active in Bexar County United Way Campaign Leadership and serves on the United Way Marketing Advisory Committee.

Arthur holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Kentucky and a master’s degree in business administration from Morehead State University.  He and his wife, Sheila, live in San Antonio and have two children.