7-Eleven Appoints Paul G. Rostron as Senior Vice President

DALLAS, Nov. 17, 2004 -- 7-Eleven, Inc. , the world's largest convenience retailer, announced today that Paul G. Rostron has joined the company as senior vice president in its Human Resources area, effective November 15. Rostron reports to 7-Eleven's president and chief executive officer, Jim Keyes, and will oversee all aspects of the company's human resource function, including staffing, compensation and benefits, training and organizational development.

Rostron, 42, joins 7-Eleven from FedEx Kinko's, where he has served as executive vice president and chief people officer. In that capacity, he was responsible for leading the company's human resources, corporate communications and other administrative functions. Rostron was instrumental in Kinko's being named to Fortune magazine's "100 Best Places to Work" for two consecutive years.

Prior to joining FedEx Kinko's, Rostron held senior human resource positions at Gateway, Inc., and Abbott Laboratories, Inc. He started his career at Montgomery Ward and has worked in the human resource field for more than 20 years.

"Paul's expertise and experience in building and leading world-class human resource organizations will be a significant benefit to our company," said Jim Keyes, 7-Eleven's president and CEO. "Paul's understanding of large, multi- unit retail organizations like 7-Eleven will aid in advancing the development of our 30,000+ employees and allow us to continue to strengthen the 7-Eleven brand."

Rostron has an undergraduate degree in Marketing from Illinois State University and an MBA from the University of Illinois.

About 7-Eleven, Inc.

7-Eleven, Inc. is the premier name and largest chain in the convenience retailing industry. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, 7-Eleven, Inc. operates or franchises approximately 5,800 7-Eleven(R) stores in the United States and Canada and licenses approximately 21,000 7-Eleven stores in 17 other countries and U.S. territories around the world. During 2003, 7-Eleven stores worldwide generated total sales of more than $36 billion. Find out more online at http://www.7-eleven.com/ .

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