7-Eleven’s Jesus Delgado-Jenkins has been named one of Fast Company‘s “Most Creative People in Business,” for 2017.
Jesus Delgado-Jenkins
The business publication compiles the annual list to showcase 100 leaders from around the world who are “shaping the future of business in creative ways.”
Delgado-Jenkins, chief merchandising officer for the Irving-based convenience store chain, landed at No. 21 on the list for his helm over the pilot delivery program that is “making Slurpees fly.”
7-Eleven made history last summer by partnering with Nevada startup Flirtey to make the first commercial drone delivery to a U.S. home. By the end of 2016, it had made more than 70 such deliveries.
Slurpees soaring through the air and delivered to your doorstep via drone didn’t seem like a far-fetched concept for Delgado-Jenkins.
“It just seemed natural,” Delgado-Jenkins told Fast Company.
He said in the future, he sees the possibility to use drones more regularly with daily deliveries.
During his tenure at 7-Eleven, Delgado-Jenkins has started an innovation group at the 90-year-old company and brought new private-brand and prepared food offerings, Fast Company noted.
See what other leaders made the “Most Creative” list here.
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