Law’s Anat Alon-Beck discusses significance of Wawa and 7-Eleven president split

Wawa and 7-Eleven recently split their president and CEO roles. Here’s why that’s significant.

Retail DiveAnat Alon-Beck, assistant professor of law, discussed how some large companies have split up their president and CEO roles. “In a situation where you have [7-Eleven], I would expect the CEO to focus more on strategic and longterm goals, and the president to be the one doing the daily operations and the tactics,” Alon-Beck said.