Management Team

Arie Kotler serves as the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Arko Corp. since the closing of the merger transaction with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II on December 22, 2020. Mr. Kotler also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of GPM Investments, LLC (“GPM”), a role he has held since September 2011 and GPM’s President, a role he has held since April 2015. From November 2005 through December 2020, Mr. Kotler served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arko Holdings Ltd., a publicly traded company on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and GPM’s controlling owner until it merged with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II to form Arko Corp. After forming GPM and initiating and managing the acquisition of fas mart and shore stop in 2003, Mr. Kotler served as the Chairman of GPM through November 2005. From 2011 to 2014, he served as a director and, from 2012 to 2014, he served as Chairman of Malrag 2011 Engineering and Construction Ltd., a publicly traded company on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Since 2011, Mr. Kotler has served as Chairman of Ligad Investments & Building Ltd., a corporation which was publicly traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange until it was taken private in January 2013.

Don Bassell serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Arko Corp. since the closing of the merger transaction with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II on December 22, 2020. Mr. Bassell has served as Chief Financial Officer of GPM since April 2014 and previously served as its Chief Financial Officer from January 2004 through December 2010. From December 2010 to February 2014, Mr. Bassell served as Chief Financial Officer of Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores, LLC. Before joining GPM in January 2004, Mr. Bassell served in a wide variety of financial, treasury and MIS roles with major oil companies, other distributors and service providers. Mr. Bassell has over 35 years of experience in petroleum, convenience store, refining and retail fuel distribution businesses. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.

Maury Bricks serves as the General Counsel and Secretary of Arko Corp. since the closing of the merger transaction with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II on December 22, 2020. Mr. Bricks has served as General Counsel and Secretary of GPM since January 2013. Prior to joining GPM, from 2005 to 2013, Mr. Bricks was an attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP, an international law firm. Before joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Mr. Bricks worked in finance for the pipeline and retail natural gas divisions of Shell Oil Company.

Ms. Hybloom-Klein was appointed as ARKO Corp.’s Executive Vice President, Office of the Chairman and CEO  in January 2022. Since November 2006 Ms. Hybloom-Klein has served as Chief Financial Officer of Arko Holdings Ltd. (formerly a publicly traded company on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange), which following the closing of the merger transaction with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II on December 22 2020 became our wholly owned subsidiary. Prior to that Ms. Hybloom-Klein worked for 10 years at Deloitte Israel as a Senior Audit Manager. Ms. Hybloom-Klein has 25 years of extensive financial and management experience with various leading public companies both in Israel and in the U.S. and has been involved in many M&A transactions in different fields as well as raising capital and debt. Ms. Hybloom-Klein has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Economics and an MBA in Finance, both from Tel-Aviv University, Israel, and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.

Ms. Aviram was appointed Executive Vice President, Office of the Chairman and CEO of ARKO Corp. in January 2022. Since October 2015 and also from June 2006 to September 2009 Ms. Aviram has served as VP and General Counsel and Secretary of Arko Holdings Ltd., which since the closing of the merger transaction with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II on December 22, 2020 became our wholly owned subsidiary. Ms. Aviram has over 25 years of experience in serving as an attorney and general counsel to leading Israeli public companies, which included some of the largest public holding and real estate companies in Israel and was a partner in a leading Israeli corporate and securities law firm. Over the years Ms. Aviram has been involved as general counsel in many M&A transactions in various fields. Ms. Aviram graduated in 1993 from Tel-Aviv University with a bachelor degree in both law and economics and in 2011 graduated the Executive MBA program from Tel Aviv University.

Mr. Nuchamovitz was appointed as ARKO Corp.’s Executive Vice President, Business Development and M&A in January 2022.  Mr. Nuchamovitz has served as Executive Vice President of GPM Investments, LLC since January 2012 and has served on the Board of Managers of GPM Investments, LLC since July 2012.  Prior to joining GPM Investments, LLC, Mr. Nuchamovitz served as Chief Executive Officer of Arkos USA LLC, an affiliate of Arko Holdings, Ltd., from May 2010 to August 2014, and as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tarragon Corporation from November 2008 until April 2010.  Mr. Nuchamovitz has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Economics and a Masters in Legal Studies for Graduates in Economics and Accounting. Mr. Nuchamovitz’s financial background and experience in M&A, strategic planning, and growing enterprise value provide important expertise to our Company.