Rex Walker Email & Phone Number

Boerne, Texas, Us

Texas Water Supply Company (“TWS”) currently operates two well fields in northern Bear County with enough annual water supply to provide sustainable drinking water to more than 200,000 people. The Company is headquartered at 1326 South Main Street, Boerne, Texas 78006.

Privately held diversified business consulting entity created to generate monthly service income and participate in select private equity investments. • Worked on a full-time basis as a business consultant exclusively for a diversified investor out of Boerne, Texas. • Gained considerable knowledge of the water industry, specifically around acquisition of groundwater and pipeline easements; oil & gas production; medical device design, development, testing, and patent security; oil-producing ranch real estate, and intellectual property.

A special Texas Nonprofit Water Supply Corporation as designated by the Texas Congress

San Antonio, Texas, Us

Manufacturer, wholesaler, and online retailer of soft-sided luggage, travel goods, and accessories, with retailers in Texas and 20 other US states.• Orchestrated revitalization and expansion through materially upgraded management team, restructured sales force, and improved operational efficiencies and manufacturing processes.• Launched robust online retail website, implemented new production and resource planning software, and spearheaded social and digital media marketing campaigns. • Grew sales while reducing overall SKUs by nearly 50% and improving “in-stocks” and inventory turns of the most popular and profitable product.• Sourced, negotiated, planned, and executed move of company headquarters and manufacturing to newer and 68% larger facilities.

Wholly owned, newly formed 3.3B gallons-per-year fuel distributor operating in 27 states in the U.S. and Canada. In November 2012, 7-Eleven Corporation purchased all assets of Tetco Stores Retail and Wholesale divisions and leveraged Tetco’s wholesale platform to launch into the wholesale gasoline distribution business, supplying independent retail operators of convenience stores with gasoline and diesel fuel.• Drove acquisition and organic growth rate over 60% across extensive geography with 20+ salespersons in 7 months.• Garnered 700 accounts, 450M annual gallons, and over $18M in annualized gross profit.

$2B privately held corporation whose holdings include a convenience store company comprised of 800 gas station/convenience stores (retail & wholesale dealers), a bulk gasoline & crude oil transporter, a c-store construction company, fuel equipment installation & service company, a car wash sales & service company, an oil & gas exploration & operating company, a real estate development company, and a road construction & utilities installation business.• Drove acquisition strategy and organic growth to build highly profitable $2B business comprising wholesale petroleum distribution and c-store retail operation of up to 190 owned, leased, or managed and 650 dealer locations.• Spearheaded strategic planning, critical decision-making, and Board presentations. • Oversaw day-to-day operations of 2000 employees and managed wide scope of financial, operational, marketing, and HR functions.• Delivered impressive growth and profitability (1999-2011): Total Revenue +632%, Gross Profit +258%, EBITDA +62%, Gallons Sold +202%, Fuel Gross Profit +113%, Merch. Sales +305%, Merch. Profit +322%.• Identified, pursued, and defined negotiating strategy for 4 consecutive acquisitions (2002, 2003, 2004, and 2007), adding 303 locations and 12 fast food restaurants, doubling wholesale supply accounts.• Removed key competitor from the market, became fast food franchisee, and delivered rapid ROI. TTM Dec 2011 ROI: Acquisition 1 (Aug 2002) 46.31% Acquisition 2 (Oct 2003) 32.79% Acquisition 3 (Jun 2004) 18.65% Acquisition 4 (Jan 2007) 11.34%• Won over large group of professionally trained “big oil” management and store-level employees, successfully transferring Tetco Stores’ corporate culture and mindset. • Maintained 100% of Chevron corporate employees 8 years post-acquisition.• Developed and implemented successful comprehensive proprietary private-label fresh food program through entire retail chain, contributing incremental $650K in annual profit.

• Promoted to parent organization and challenged to replicate explosive growth achieved for Tetco in Texas to company subsidiaries and new regions of the U.S. • Led acquisition and divestiture strategy and initiatives.• Participated instrumentally in development, testing, rollout, and implementation of new stores, concepts, and products.• Oversaw quarterly financial review process for all subsidiaries.• Assisted in managing day-to-day activities of holding company.• Orchestrated $50M acquisition of Walker’s, a branded fuel distributor/fast-food franchise in Utah, including 23 Phillips and Chevron branded C-stores and 12 Wendy’s, Subway, and Taco Bell branded franchise restaurants.• Oversaw total renovation, equipment upgrades, and reimaging of all Walker’s fast-food franchise sites post-acquisition.• Spearheaded design and development of new retail concept, managing $10M development budget to create new concept store to position Tetco Stores in rapidly emerging market.• Participated actively in $350M proposed divestiture of Tetco Stores’ Retail, Wholesale, and Transportation businesses (Mission Petroleum Carriers - MPC).• Assisted in divestment of $8M chemical business owned by MPC, achieving $20M cost avoidance and refocusing management’s attention to its core businesses of crude oil gathering and gasoline transportation.• Evaluated opportunities for direct real estate development through road construction subsidiary, based on profitability and success of initial project of 1200-acre, 5-phase, high-end residential development.• Assessed value/viability of buying 51% controlling interest in one of Texas’ largest in-home healthcare services.

• Teamed with small group of Tetco and Mobil executives, as Managing Partner, Tetco-Mobil Joint Venture (JV), to form first downstream JV in North America between a distributor and a major oil company, providing springboard to growth (adding 150+ stores and supply accounts) and was designed as the primary vehicle for Mobil’s new “On the Run” retail concept. • Served as interim CFO for 9 months and as key liaison to JV Board of Directors.• Led successful integration of Mobil employees into Tetco family.• Championed opportunity to solidify market presence by acquiring 100% of Mobil’s assets in JV after FTC required JV's divestiture upon Mobil/Exxon merger.• Assumed operational leadership and drove operations/marketing turnaround that delivered significant benefits: – Earned $6M incentive from ExxonMobil based on year-over-year gas volume increase.– Rationalized underperformers and raised $49M capital through sale, lease, or closing of 97 properties.– Captured $2.2M in annual recurring expense savings through operational streamlining and cost control.• Established new culture of teamwork, training, empowerment, and accountability.

• Orchestrated profitable sale to Tetco. • Retained as key executive to drive growth and performance of newly expanded organization.• Brought operational discipline to chain of 40 convenience stores.

San Francisco, California, Us

• Generated and managed $250M in oil & gas and real estate loans, representing half of the bank’s entire oil & gas portfolio.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Negotiated oil & gas and real estate loan workouts.• Managed and marketed new oil & gas loans.• Completed bank’s 6-month credit training program.(NationsBank is now Bank of America)

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance And Real Estate

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Geology