Executive Overview
Krystyna Kostka is Senior Vice President of the Retail Fuel, Tire Bay and Propane businesses at BJ’s Wholesale Club, a leading club retailer in the United States with 215 clubs, 135 retail fuel stations and $12.5 billion in annual sales. Prior to joining BJ’s in 2014, Krystyna held leadership roles in both operations and finance at Irving Oil, Canada’s largest oil refiner with over 900 Irving-branded convenience retail stores in the Northeastern United States and Canada. Ms. Kostka is a results-oriented business executive with direct P&L and strategic responsibility for the fuel, tire bay and propane businesses as well as Club Operations administration including labor capacity analysis and planning. Areas of expertise include: fuel procurement and supply chain logistics, multi-channel retail sales and operations, retail strategy development, operational planning and budgeting, deal valuation and acquisition integration, complex contract negotiation and large-scale cost reduction initiatives. A graduate of Boston University, Ms. Kostka holds an MBA from Babson College with a concentration in Finance.
Career Timeline
- Feb 2014–Nov 2025· 11 yrs 9 mos
- Chief Supply Chain OfficerFeb 2018–Present
- Senior Vice President, Retail Fuel and OperationsFeb 2018–Nov 2025
- Vice President, Fuel & Automotive OperationsFeb 2014–2018
- 2004–2014· 10 yrs
- Director, New England Sales & Operations2011–2014
- Finance Director (Irving Oil Marketing)2006–2011
- Manager, Business Unit Financial Support2004–2006
- 1996–2002· 6 yrs
- Kennedy School of Government1996–2002
- 1995–1996· 1 yr
- World Trade Institute and Event Management International1995–1996
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Accounting and Finance
Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of BusinessInternational Relations / Russian Eastern European Studies
Economics
Boston University