Chet Cadieux

Chester (Chet) Cadieux III, a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the Chairman, President and CEO of QuikTrip Corporation, a regional gasoline/convenience store operation based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1958 by his Father, Chester Cadieux II and is now the 37th largest privately held company in the United States. For a seventh year in a row, QuikTrip has been included on Fortune’s list of “100 Best Companies to Work for in America” coming in at #27 on the 2009 list. With annual sales in excess of $8 billion, QuikTrip operates 517 stores primarily in major cities including Tulsa, Kansas City, Wichita, Des Moines, St. Louis, Atlanta, Dallas and Phoenix. Nearly sixty percent of QuikTrip's 10,500 employees work full-time. Besides serving as Chairman of QuikTrip Corporation’s board, Chet served as Chairman for The Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce for 2007. Chet is also a Director on the following Boards: Sheetz, Inc. of Altoona, Pennsylvania; Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. Tulsa, OK; Bank of Oklahoma Financial; Tulsa Community Foundation; Tulsa River Parks Authority; and University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK. Mr. Cadieux has also served as past board member of the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and Tulsa Area United Way. Chet graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from the University of Tulsa in 1989. He began his full-time career with QuikTrip on the graveyard shift just after graduating. He celebrates his 20th anniversary with QuikTrip this August 2009. He has two children. In his free time he enjoys auto racing, snow skiing and aviation.