
	Thomas J. Hollister was elected Chief Operating Officer of Global Partners LP in January 2007. He has been Chief Financial Officer since joining the Company in July 2006. Before that, he served as Vice Chairman of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., the country&rsquo;s eighth largest banking enterprise, owned by The Royal Bank of Scotland. While at Citizens Financial Group, he served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Capital, Inc., the corporation&rsquo;s private equity and venture capital business. From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Hollister served as President and CEO of Charter One Bank, one of the 20 largest banks in the United States. From 1998 to 2004, he was President and CEO of Citizens Bank of Massachusetts.

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