Meet Our Team

We provide our clients with exceptional service and unmatched insight.

Corner Capital is a leading national advisory firm providing transactional, financial, and industry-related services to constituents in Retail, Business Services, Distribution/Logistics industries, and offers expanded expertise in Downstream Energy businesses across the United States. With over 150 years of direct industry experience, we serve clients across the country with offices in Santa Barbara, Texas, and Florida. We provide our clients with exceptional service and unmatched insight, covering all products and distribution channels in Downstream Energy. Our team below consists of entrepreneurs, lenders, Fortune 50 executives, and former operators dedicated to delivering meaningful and successful results to our clients.

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P.A. (ANDY) WEBER

Founder
Office: (805) 965-5510

Andy Weber began his career at Shell Oil Company, serving in various sales and marketing management capacities, responsible for Shell’s investments in dealer and company-operated retail markets including New Orleans, Birmingham, and Chicago. Subsequent to Shell Oil, Andy served as an international consultant in Arthur D. Little’s Global Energy Practice, with a principal responsibility for the downstream strategy practice. He and his team developed the Dynamic Brand Management practice model for ADL’s marketing practice, and utilized the methodology for country and market entries for multi-national energy companies including BP, Mobil, and Kuwait Petroleum in Asia and the United States.

CARL RAY POLK

Managing Director
Office: (805) 965-5510

Carl Ray began his career with his family business Polk Oil Co., Inc., located in Lufkin, Texas and founded in 1937. Through his early career, Carl Ray ran a number of business units including lubricants distribution, convenience retailing, QSR management, and wholesale fuels distribution for Exxon, Mobil, and Texaco.

Juan Kemp

Managing Director
Office: (281) 235-3882

Since starting with Shell in 1995 learning the fuel retailing business, Juan has managed many fascinating global opportunities for Shell in addition to stewardship of Shell's Retail & Lubricants businesses in the U.S. Throughout this progression, Juan has held more than a dozen roles and responsiblities.

SEAN STEWART, CFA

Director
Office: (805) 965-5510

Sean Stewart, Director, began his career in Hall Capital's New York City portfolio management group, managing investment portfolios for high net-worth families and institutions across various strategies including fixed income, equities, hedge funds, private equity, and real assets.

Nick Stricker, CPA

Associate
Office: (805) 965-5510

Nick Stricker serves as an Associate at Corner Capital, where he is responsible for underwriting each project, managing the overall transaction process, providing execution support, and various other financial advisory services. At Corner Capital, Nick has developed specific experience in downstream energy industry, working on projects with convenience retailers, wholesale fuel distributors, and commercial fuels and lubricants distributors.

Ben Achilles

Senior Analyst
Office: (805) 965-5510

Ben Achilles, Senior Analyst, provides comprehensive support to Corner Capital clients across all aspects of project management and transaction processes. His key responsibilities include managing project underwriting, detailed financial modeling, in-depth market research, and providing strategic support throughout the transaction closing process. Ben’s sharp attention to detail and growing expertise ensure his work is executed with precision at every stage.

Grant Connnelly

Analyst
Office: (214) 300-5607

Grant joined Corner Capital Partners in 2024 from Grant Thornton, where he worked as an Associate in the Transaction Advisory Practice. While at Grant Thornton, Grant provided sell-side and buy-side financial due diligence services to middle market companies across a variety of industries, including energy, food and beverage, and consumer retail. Grant specifically assisted on multiple Shell transactions, including the acquisition of Brewer Oil Company in New Mexico, providing Quality of Earnings (QoE) and Net Working Capital (NWC) reports. Previously, Grant completed an internship with Ernst & Young and Ridge Pointe Commercial Real Estate.

ROB THOMAS

SVP, Business Development
Office: (805) 965-5510

After 34 years of service with both Shell Oil Company and Motiva LLC, Rob recently retired from his position as Sales Manager in the Southeast U.S. Early in his career Rob served in numerous capacities in the field for Shell, responsible for petroleum product sales and managing retail districts from Louisiana to Florida to the Carolinas, as well as Delaware to Maine in the Northeast. Rob also held management positions in Shell’s Houston corporate office, including Manager, Credit Card Products and Services and Manager, Retail Supply and Logistics

DON MITCHELL

SVP, Business Development
Office: (805) 965-5510

Don Mitchell, Senior Vice President of Business Development, began his career with Exxon in 1971. After managing several different retail markets in North Carolina, Georgia, and Texas, Don was instrumental in Exxon’s national entry into convenience retailing in the 1980’s. In the early 1990s, Don managed Exxon’s state and federal public, legislative, and regulatory affairs activities (including API) and also served as their Western Area Public Affairs Manager.

STEVE LANCIA

SVP, Business Development
Office: (805) 965-5510

Steve Lancia, Senior Vice President of Business Development began his career in the oil industry in 1989 with Getty Petroleum Corp. During his six years at Getty, he held various retail and marketing positions, showcasing his versatility in different aspects of the business which covered the Northeast area.