New Chief at 7-Eleven
Dallas, 7-Eleven, Inc. named Joseph M. DePinto president and CEO of the company effective Dec. 1. DePinto will replace Jim Keyes, who retired from the company earlier this month. DePinto will oversee all strategic, operational and financial aspects of the company, and will report to Toshifumi Suzuki, chairman and CEO of Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. DePinto, 43, is returning to 7-Eleven from GameStop Corp., one of the world’s largest video-game and entertainment software retailers, where he has served as president since March 2005. Before joining GameStop, DePinto was VP of operations at 7-Eleven.