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Mobil Recognizes Top Service Station Dealers and Distributors

24 November 1999

Mobil Recognizes Top Service Station Dealers and Distributors -- 1999 Premier Awards Announced --

    FAIRFAX, Va.--Nov. 24, 1999--Mobil announced today that 20 Mobil distributors and 47 Mobil service station dealers have received its 1999 Premier Award, which recognizes the outstanding achievements of Mobil's top performers. The award is part of Mobil's Pegasus Circle of Excellence Recognition Program.
    "The Pegasus Circle of Excellence Recognition Program salutes Mobil dealers and distributors who set the standards for service and performance that has made Mobil a leader in today's competitive marketplace," said Brian Baker, Mobil's president, North America Marketing and Refining. "Mobil continually challenges its dealers and distributors to be the best in the industry. These innovative men and women have risen to that challenge with outstanding success. We are pleased to recognize their achievements."
    To be recognized as Premier Award recipient, Mobil dealers and distributors must score well in three categories: Mystery Shopper evaluations; Best Practices, including community involvement, employee training, marketing, improving the customer's buying experience and business involvement; and Business Growth.

The Mobil Dealers receiving this year's Premier Award are:

California Gary S. Shigemura, Garden Grove; Abdul M. Rashid, Garden Grove; Fred Farjami, Stanton; Ohannes V. Chamian, Long Beach; George Hana, Long Beach; Mohammad Ali Emami, Seal Beach; Fred Hatami, Irvine; Mehrdad Chitsaz, Upland; Abraham Adoure, La Habra; Tameen Kurd-Misto, La Habra; William G. Shahin, Santa Maria

Florida Peter Economys, Fort Pierce; Scott and Sue Cameron, Fort Pierce

Massachusetts George A. Wickson, Haverhill; Salim F. Aoude, Shrewsbury; Mark Kaufman, Worcester; Roger Roy, Milford; Hussein M. Kafel, Abington; Otto F. Welker, Springfield; Elias Aoude, Southboro

Michigan Anwar Zahr, Canton; Frank Barbat, White Lake; Abbas H. Tlais, Dearborn; Farouk Harajli, Farmington; Jim Safiedine, Royal Oak; Tony A. Eid, Sterling Heights

New Jersey Craig Miller, West Milford; Frank Pasquale, North Plainfield; Yong Nae Cho, Jersey City

New York Christian P. King and Scott T. Callender, Latham; Theodoros Zorbas, Long Island City; Gus Fragakis, Staten Island; Harvinder Singh, Brooklyn; Joe Klee, Rochester; Roger M. Guarino, Rochester; Maclean Samuel, Jamaica; Louis Filangeri, Flushing; Steve Doheny, Ballston Spa; Ibrahim Issa, Bronx; Samuel Diprima, Fairport; Spiro Triantafilis, Laurelton and Rockaway Park; Richard Barnes, Smithtown; Richard D. Berman, New Hyde Park

Pennsylvania William C. Turpin, Fairless Hills; Paul Wittmer, Horsham; Ronald. M. Raab, Jenkintown

Virginia Sean Lane, Falls Church

The Mobil Distributors receiving the 1999 Premier Award are:

Arizona Win Oil Company, Inc., Flagstaff

Connecticut Aldin Associates Ltd., East Hartford, CT

Illinois Ridgeway Petroleum Inc., Lansing, IL

Maine A. E. Robinson Oil Company, Inc., Dover-Foxcroft C. N. Brown Company, South Paris

Maryland Carroll Independent Fuel Company, Baltimore

Massachusetts Rice Oil Company, Inc., Greenfield Peterborough Oil Company, Leominster

Michigan McPherson Oil Company, Inc., Howell J & H Oil Company, Wyoming Kelley-Williamson Company, Rockford

Minnesota Croix Oil Company, Stillwater

New Hampshire Aranco Oil Company, Inc., Concord

New York Alta East, Inc., Middletown Wallace Oil Company, Middletown

Pennsylvania Dunmore Oil Company, Dunmore Fleet Transport & Trading, Montrose Shipley Stores, Inc., York

Rhode Island Drake Petroleum Company, Inc., Providence

Vermont R. L. Vallee, St. Albans

Wisconsin Jerry Willkomm, Inc., Somers

    For convenience, the term "Mobil" is sometimes used in this release as an abbreviated reference to Mobil Corporation and/or one or more of its affiliates.