Road Ranger
Marko Zaro has a diverse background in various leadership roles, particularly in supply chain planning and finance. Marko is currently the CEO of Road Ranger, LLC since March 2019. Prior to that, they were the Head of Planning - Chile at Falabella Retail S.A from June 2018 to March 2019. Marko also held significant positions at CCU S.A., including Chief Supply Chain Planning and Projects - CCU Chile from June 2016 to June 2018 and CFO & Project Director - Transportes CCU from July 2013 to May 2016. Additionally, Marko has experience in academia, having worked as a Teacher of Microeconomics at Universidad del Desarrollo from August 2014 to July 2015. Marko has completed an MBA from the Haas School of Business - UC Berkeley in 2013. Before that, they gained professional experience as a Business Manager Intern at Amazon in 2012. Marko began their career at CCU S.A., where they worked as a Senior Manager - Systems Development from July 2009 to July 2011 and as a Systems Engineer from January 2004 to March 2005. Marko was also a Senior Manager - Commercial Control at Viña San Pedro Tarapacá from July 2007 to June 2009.
Marko Zaro obtained a diploma in Computer Science from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where they pursued a degree in Industrial Engineering from 1998 to 2003. Later on, they enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, where they completed their Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree from 2011 to 2013.
Road Ranger
Founded in 1984 by Dan Arnold, Road Ranger began its journey as a small, privately-owned chain of C-Stores, headquartered in Rockford, Illinois. In 2018 Road Ranger was acquired by Enex, a subsidiary of Chile-based Quiñenco S.A, sequentially moving its headquarters to Schaumburg, Illinois in 2021. With a plan for rapid expansion and growth, Road Ranger has set a new standard for travel center innovation, customer convenience, comfort, and safety. Road Ranger today stands as the fourth-largest travel center chain in the United States. Road Ranger proudly serves professional drivers, motorists, and travelers throughout the mid-continental United States. Locations can be conveniently found on major highways in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Arkansas, and Texas. Road Ranger locations offer clean facilities, CAT Scales, well-lit and spacious lots, top-tier gasoline, complimentary customer loyalty programs, dog parks, and a wide variety of high-quality hot food to go. In addition to these offerings, we also provide a variety of quick-service restaurants including Ranger Kitchen, Dan’s Pizza, Tejas Tacos, Wendy’s, Subway, Church's Chicken, Chester's, Cinnabon, Dickie's Barbecue Pit, McDonald's, and Burger King. Our values are consistent from the store to corporate levels - to provide families and professional drivers highway hospitality, clean facilities, fresh quality food, and superior customer service. We believe that our company is made great by our unique culture and an environment in which everyone gives 100% of their talents and professional energies. An environment in which bold ideas are embraced, initiative runs rampant and where providing selfless customer service every day is commonplace.