Donald W. McNutt
President / Chief Executive Officer
Don has been in the convenience store industry since 1971.  He began his career by leasing his first location at the age of 19. After successfully owning and operating multiple convenience store locations and creating a profitable movie rental business Don accepted the position of General Manager for Midwest Petroleum in 1988.  He progressed with Midwest Petroleum to become President in 1993.  Midwest Petroleum has shown strong and consistent profitability since 1993.  Don is a past President of the Missouri Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association. The Governor of Missouri appointed him to the Board of Trustees for the Missouri Petroleum Storage Tank and Insurance Fund.  Don is also a member of the Petroleum Marketer Association of America, Illinois Petroleum Marketer Association, and the Saint Louis Oilmen’s Club.


Walter Vance
Chief Operating Officer
Walter has 26 years of extensive experience in financial operations, strategic planning, and evaluating and negotiating mergers and acquisitions. He graduated from VPI&SU with an accounting degree in 1978 and obtained his MBA from Campbell University in 1993. His professional experience includes working as a Controller from 1987 to 1991, overseeing all financial functions for a chain of hardware stores in Roanoke, Virginia. In 1991, Walter moved to become the Controller of a larger growth oriented company called Royster-Clark. Royster Clark, at that time was an $80 million regional sales company. During the next 11 years, the company grew to $950 million in sales and Walter’s position grew from Controller to Chief Financial Officer to Managing Director. Walter joined Midwest Petroleum Company in July 2003 as Vice President of Administration and Chief Financial Officer.


Mike McNutt
Vice President
Mike McNutt brings 23 years of management experience to Midwest Petroleum. After serving time in the United States Marine Corps, Mike worked as a Plant Manager in Crestwood, MO, supervising over 100 employees. In 1989 Mike made the transition from Manufacturing to Petroleum taking a position at Midwest. Initially Mike was hired to run the Maintenance Department along with Dispatch. This position gradually grew to also incorporate and oversee all environmental and government regulations. This has involved maintaining that Midwest is in compliance with various environmental laws including the protection of ground water, soil and air quality, along with the registration of underground storage tanks owned by Midwest Petroleum. Mike has served time on the board of the Saint Louis Oilmen’s club, and was promoted to Vice President in 2004.