How Casey’s Created a World Class Digital Loyalty Platform

Art Sebastian serves as Vice President of Digital Customer Experiences at Casey's General Stores, Inc., a role which he assumed in 2018. Most recently, he was a strategic advisor for Groceryshop, a one-of-a-kind innovation event that includes both established and startup CPG brands, supermarkets, c-stores, drug stores, discount stores, ecommerce players, warehouse clubs, grocerants and non-traditional grocery retailers. He previously served as Vice President of Digital Shopping and E-Commerce for Meijer Inc. In that role, Sebastian and his team were responsible for understanding consumers and providing them with innovative ways to shop at Meijer across the E-Commerce and digital landscape. Before joining Meijer in 2015, Sebastian was Vice President of Category Leadership and Shopper Insights at Kraft Foods and prior to that served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Client Insights for Sara Lee North America. In his two decades of career, Sebastian has alternated between the seller and supplier side of the retail industry, serving in executive roles with Nash Finch, American Stores Company, Kraft Foods, Albertsons LLC, and ConAgra Foods.

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Shyam earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the University of Chicago.