Essar strengthens retail team with key appointment

Essar is pleased to announce that Eva Jones has joined its Retail Team, supporting the company’s rapidly growing network of stations in the UK.

Eva Jones Essar UK

Eva joins Essar as Retail Business Development Manager, with 14 years of industry experience at Shell, including seven years in retail. In her most recent role as Retail Regional Manager UK South, Eva played a key role in strengthening the brand’s customer value proposition through operational delivery of the convenience retail growth agenda, together with a clear focus on improving customer experience.

Eva commented: “It’s an exciting time to be joining Essar. As owners of one of the UK’s largest refineries, Essar is in a prime position to leverage its manufacturing strengths and accelerate growth of the UK retail network, offering customers high quality fuels with an award-winning brand they can trust. I am delighted to be part of a team of highly professional and committed individuals, who are driving us to becoming a major national player in the UK retail forecourt market.” 

It’s great to welcome Eva to Essar retail. By choosing to join Essar, Eva has further strengthened our team.

Ramsay Macdonald, Head of Retail at Essar

Ramsay Macdonald, continued: “This appointment strengths our team in terms of capability, as well as in experience of the UK retail market.  It is another milestone in enabling us to realise our ambitions.”

Following its award-winning entry into the UK retail market in 2015, Essar recently opened its 70th site, the high volume MPK site at Chester Road in County Durham. The company plans to open its first company owned flagship site opposite the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port later this year and is the principal sponsor of the 2019 Forecourt Trader Awards.

For more information on how to transform your forecourt and join the Essar brand – please call 0151 350 4003.