Clay Killinger was appointed a member of the board of directors of our general partner in August 2015. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and serves on the Conflicts Committee. Mr. Killinger became Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CST Brands, Inc. and Chief Financial Officer of CrossAmerica Partners LP in March 2015. On June 28, 2017, CST Brands was successfully merged with a subsidiary of Circle K. He has served on the Board of Directors of the general partner of Cross America Partners since October 2014 until June 28, 2017. Mr. Killinger joined CST Brands, Inc. in January 2013 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer after more than 11 years of service with Valero, including as Senior Vice President and Controller. Before that, Mr. Killinger was a partner at Arthur Andersen LLP, where he worked from 1983 through 2001. Clay is a Certified Public Accountant, with his B.B.A in Accounting from the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.