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ThompsonGas has new CEO, Jeff Kerns

ThompsonGas has new CEO, Jeff Kerns

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Jeff Kerns, CEO of ThompsonGas. (submitted photo)
, CEO of . (submitted photo)

ThompsonGas, a distributor with offices in 20 states, and headquartered in , chose a new CEO in June.

Jeff Kerns, who worked at the company for more than 20 years and has been CFO and was most recently executive vice president of business development, became CEO June 15, the company announced Thursday.

Kerns drove the company’s growth and acquisition strategies, contributing to its growth of nearly 500 percent in gallons of propane sold in the past 10 years, the company said in a news release. He plans to lead the company’s expansion into new regions of the country.