# Chris Hobson

> Chris Hobson is president and CEO of Core-Mark International, a Performance Food Group company serving convenience retailers in the United States and Canada. He joined Core-Mark in 2000 after working at 7-Eleven and progressed through divisional, marketing and regional leadership before becoming COO in 2021 and CEO in January 2024. A former Humboldt State cross-country runner, he was the supplier inductee into the 2025 Convenience Store News Hall of Fame.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Core-Mark International
- **Organizations:** Core-Mark International, Performance Food Group, 7-Eleven, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Humboldt State University men’s cross-country team
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt)
- **Known for:** Supplier inductee, 2025 Convenience Store News Hall of Fame., Member of the 1991 Humboldt State men’s cross-country team honored in the university’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011., Led Eastern Divisions through consecutive years of EBITDA growth before his January 2021 COO appointment.

## Career timeline

- **1991** — Ran on Humboldt State’s conference- and West Region-winning men’s cross-country team, which placed third at the NCAA Division II national championships.
- **Before 2000** — Worked in beverage distribution, as a manufacturer representative, and as a market manager at 7-Eleven.
- **2000** — Joined Core-Mark as a general sales manager; served in general/area sales management through 2005.
- **2005-01** — Became president of the Hayward division.
- **2007-08** — Became president of the Corona division.
- **2009-12** — Became vice president of marketing, responsible for the Fresh and Vendor Consolidation initiatives.
- **2013-01** — Became senior vice president of marketing.
- **2015-01** — Became senior vice president of sales and marketing.
- **2017-10** — Became senior vice president of Western Divisions.
- **2019-01** — Became senior vice president of Eastern Divisions.
- **2021-01** — Appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer.
- **2024-01** — Succeeded Scott McPherson as president and CEO.
- **2025-01** — Began serving as a national trustee of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, according to his LinkedIn profile.

## Achievements

- Supplier inductee, 2025 Convenience Store News Hall of Fame.
- Member of the 1991 Humboldt State men’s cross-country team honored in the university’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011.
- Led Eastern Divisions through consecutive years of EBITDA growth before his January 2021 COO appointment.
- Held leadership responsibility for Core-Mark’s Fresh and Vendor Consolidation initiatives.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — January 7 coverage documented his induction at the December 9, 2025, Convenience Store News Hall of Fame gala in Austin.
- **2025-12** — Discussed leadership, investment and Core-Mark’s development in a career interview published December 17.
- **2025-06** — Announced as the 2025 supplier inductee into the Convenience Store News Hall of Fame.
- **2025-01** — His LinkedIn profile dates the start of his Boys & Girls Clubs of America national trustee service to January 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://core-mark.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-hobson-ab40313a

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