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Mr. Lortz is the Chief Financial Officer for FJ Management Inc (FJ or formerly Flying J), a privately held holding company. Mr. Lortz is also serving as the CFO for Big West Oil LLC (Big West), a regional independent refiner and wholly owned subsidiary of FJ.
Mr. Lortz joined the FJ family of companies in May 2004 as the CFO for the Retail
division, the largest division of FJ. Mr. Lortz was responsible for all financial reporting, planning and analysis for a network of over 250 Travel Plazas throughout the United States and Canada. Additionally, Mr. Lortz directed the Point of Sale Development group (the technology development arm of FJ) as well as the Point of Sale Support group (the technology support team). Mr. Lortz also served on several executive management committees for joint ventures between FJ and ConocoPhillips, Shell USA and Shell Canada
Following the December 2008 filing of bankruptcy for FJ and Big West, Mr. Lortz was appointed the CFO of FJ and Big West. He supported the restructuring efforts and was integral in the successful execution of a Plan of Restructuring in July 2010 that allowed FJ and Big West to pay all creditors 100% of their approved claims plus interest.
Prior to joining FJ, Mr. Lortz worked for RxAmerica, a prescription benefit management company, as their CFO from 2000 until 2004. Prior to working for RxAmerica, Mr. Lortz was employed by Foundation Health Systems, a managed care company, in various roles from 1995 until 2000. Mr. Lortz was employed by Ernst & Young as a consultant from 1992 until 1995 with a focus in the Healthcare sector.
Mr. Lortz is a Certified Public Accountant with licenses in California and Utah. Mr. Lortz graduated from Weber State University with a BA in Accounting as well as a Masters of Professional Accounting. He is currently serving on the board of the Weber State University Alumni Association.
