East Coast convenience retailer Nouria has promoted Abhi Patel to vice president of information technology, the company announced via LinkedIn last week.
Abhi’s rise to the top of Nouria’s technology department comes just days after the retailer’s longtime chief information officer, Doug New, retired.
“Abhi’s support-minded attitude, deep process knowledge, and ability to partner across the business make him the natural choice for this role,” New said in the announcement.
Patel joined Nouria as an assistant store manager over two decades ago and eventually became the convenience retailer’s first IT team member, Nouria noted. He had been the company’s director of IT since early 2018, according to his LInkedIn bio, and during that time has helped Nouria build the systems, infrastructure and digital foundation that powers its business, the company said.
“His leadership during major initiatives has shown his ability to lead with both innovation and empathy,” Nouria said in its announcement.
Patel takes over Nouria’s IT business during a crucial time for the company, which continues to integrate the 132 convenience stores it acquired from Enmarket last year. The deal nearly doubled Nouria’s c-store count and pushed it into three new states and an entirely new part of the country.
