Mike Bailey, Bailey Oil Company, Riverton, Wyo., was elected 2016 PMAA Chairman of the Board during PMAA’s Fall Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. In accepting the position, Bailey thanked the board of directors for their confidence in him and outlined some of his goals and objectives for 2015. He focused substantial attention on the need to ease the massive government regulatory burdens imposed on petroleum marketers. Additionally, Mark Whitehead, Whitehead Oil Company, Lincoln, Neb., was elected as PMAA vice chairman and Mark McBride, Cox Oil Company, Union City, Tenn., was elected PMAA second vice chairman by the board.
Five regional leaders were also elected to the PMAA Executive Committee. They are: Larry Ray, Ray Petroleum, Randolph, NJ; Glenn Hasken, Molo Petroleum, Dubuque, Iowa; Daniel Erwin, Erwin Oil Company Incorporated, Durham, N.C.; Ron Leone, Missouri Petroleum Marketers & CSA, Jefferson City, Mo.; Suzanne Budge, Idaho Petroleum Marketers & CSA, Boise, Idaho.
Bailey is a second generation petroleum marketer, serving as president and CEO of Bailey Enterprises, Inc. which was founded by his father in 1967. Through the years, Bailey Enterprises, Inc. has grown to include Bailey Oil Company (a distributor of bulk fuels and lubricants thoughout Wyoming and surrounding states), seven Pit Stop Convenience Stores, two Bailey Tire and Auto Service Centers, three Bailey Oil Fuel Depot Unattended Card Locks, the Speed Way Café, Central Wyoming Transportation (a dedicated hazardous materials carrier), and Wyoming Parts Inc. (NAPA Auto Parts). Bailey Enterprises, Inc. has over 150 full-time employees throughout Wyoming.
Bailey is an industry and community leader at both the state and local level. He is a hands-on business owner working in every aspect of the businesses. He holds a Class A Commercial Drivers License with HazMat, tanker, dual/triple and air brake endorsements. When working at Bailey Oil Company, the convenience stores, tire stores or pouring coffee at the café, Bailey proudly wears the company’s uniform along with his employees. He earned his degree in business management from Central Wyoming College and he also holds a private pilot license.
Because he has always felt it is extremely important to be active in the local community Bailey serves on the Riverton City Council and as Republican Ward 3 Precinct Committeeman, and is the Chairman of the Riverton Police Foundation. He has also served on the City of Riverton Planning Commission, the Leadership Fremont County Board, the Riverton Business Leadership Network, Sertoma Club (now REACH), and the Riverton Kiwanis Club. In addition to his time with PMAA, Bailey serves on the Colorado-Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association and the Wyoming Trucking Association Council of Safety Supervisors, the Sinclair Oil Corporation’s Executive Distributor Council and the Pinnacle corporation’s Fuel Advisory Board.
Bailey is married to June (Osborne) Bailey. They live in Riverton and together have nine children and eight grandchildren.
