New Executive Team at North American Lubricants Targets Growth

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.--Oct. 2, 20056, 2005--North American Lubricants Co. has announced the appointment of a reorganized executive team designed to capitalize on an unprecedented opportunity for growth.

While most major oil companies have restricted their distributors' oil allocations in the wake of this season's Gulf hurricanes -- cutting their deliveries of lubricants to users by 15 percent, 20 percent, and more -- NAL Chairman Larry Read proclaims, "We have oil. We have more than enough premium products throughout the country to supply all of the needs of our current and prospective customers."

NAL markets petroleum products to quick-lube service providers and lubricant distributors nationwide.

Read introduced Shane Terry, 31, as NAL's new president. "Our company isn't bound by old ways of doing things," Terry said. "We have a great opportunity to win new partners who are tired of the way that major oil companies have forced them to do business. We bring creative ideas and solutions to the marketplace."

"Terry's ability to take charge and get things done impressed me," Read said. "He knows how to find new solutions to old problems, and he understands the importance of building long-term relationships with customers, providing immediate solutions to their immediate needs."

Terry has been the vice president of sales and marketing of C.L. Bryant, Inc., an aggressive Modesto, Calif.-based petroleum marketer serving five western states with more than $250 million in annual revenue.

Chuck O'Donnell, NAL's former president, has been promoted to the rank of vice-chairman of the firm, and will take responsibility for developing and improving the company's all-important supply chain and manufacturer relationships.

Further adding to the company's sales team, Dick Godley, with 30 years of experience in the petroleum industry, has joined the organization as a regional sales manager covering the southeastern United States. Godley will be responsible for sales, marketing and customer relationships in the region.

Read founded NAL in 1999 to deal with the rapidly rising cost of lubricants and shrinking profit margins in the quick-lube business. NAL has an innovative nationwide distribution network and offers its quick-lube customers low cost and reliable availability of petroleum products. The company currently operates in 44 states and has 132 distributors. For more information about North American Lubricants, visit http://www.NorthAmericanLubricants.com.

Photos of Terry, O'Donnell and Godley, as well as an NAL logo, all scanned specifically for print publication, can be easily downloaded for appropriate journalistic use at www.GiveMeMore.com/NAL.