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Arie Kotler

Also Known As Kotler Arie

Chief Executive Officer of Arko Corp

Overview

Arie Kotler is Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Arko Corp. (ARKO) following the closing of the merger transaction with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II on December 22, 2020. Kotler also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of GPM Investments, LLC (GPM), since September 2011, and GPM’s President, since April 2015. From November 2005 through December 2020, Kotler served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arko Holdings Ltd., a publicly traded company on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and GPM’s controlling owner until it merged with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II to form Arko Corp. 

After forming GPM and initiating and managing the acquisition of fas mart and shore stop in 2003, Kotler served as the Chairman of GPM through November 2005. From 2011 to 2014, he served as a director, and, from 2012 to 2014, he served as Chairman of Malrag 2011 Engineering and Construction Ltd., a publicly traded company on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. 

Arko Corp. incorporated under the laws of Delaware on August 26, 2020, facilitates the business combination of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II, a Delaware corporation, and ARKO Holdings Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel, which we refer to as Arko Holdings. 

Arko Corp., a holding company for the nation’s sixth largest convenience store chain, Richmond-based GPM Investments LLC, is on Fortune 500 list.

Kotler is a native of Israel and has been living in the United States since 1997. Kotler founded GPM in 2003 and sold it a few years later. He later repurchased control of GPM in 2011 when the company got into trouble. In 2020, Arko Holdings Ltd. combined with Haymaker Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company, to create Arko Corp.

Arko Corp has about 11,000 employees in 3,000 locations. Arko Corp. reported full-year net income of $59.4 million in 2021 compared to $30.6 million in the previous year. 

Career

  • Arko Corp. (ARKO) - CEO
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