Our Management

Ray Hernandez is Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Hernandez’s responsibilities include marketing, supply, logistics and business development of the company.

Before joining Arguindegui Oil, Mr. Hernandez had an impressive 23-year career at Valero Energy where he served and retired as Senior Manager of Unbranded Wholesale for the entire Gulf and Mid-Continent, Southwestern United States and Mexico (PEMEX/PMI). During his tenure at Valero, he also held the position of Senior Manager of National Accounts stretching from coast to coast. Mr. Hernandez was the primary lead in the marketing and introduction of ULSD and TxLED in its infancy stage.

With a total of 30 years in the refining industry, Mr. Hernandez has proven to be successful in managing growth and success with fuel supply, fuel sales, and customer’s relations. Recognized for his expertise in the industry, Mr. Hernandez has served as keynote Speaker at national conferences which include Platt’s, OPIS, NBB, and NTTC. These organizations have a national significance in US Energy and Petroleum pricing and logistics as well and establishing policy.  Mr. Hernandez also served a four-year term as a member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on San Antonio’s Executive Board during 2002 through 2006.  He was also selected by Bill Greehey, CEO at Valero at the time, to be the 2001 United Way Loaned Executive for San Antonio.

Mr. Ray Hernandez graduated from Brownsville High School and attended Texas Southmost Junior College and went on to attend Texas A&M University at College Station where he studied in the Agricultural Department of Entomology for the USDA South Texas Extension Project.

Wes Scott started his convenience store career in 1998 with Town & Country Food Stores in San Angelo, TX. While at Town & Country, Wes held many positions in Accounting, Construction & Maintenance, and Marketing before an opportunity was established to run the company, which operated a fleet of 12 trucks. He completed two Bachelor’s degrees at Angelo State University. The first was a degree in Business Management in 2000, and the second was an accounting degree in 2005. Wes was able to sprinkle in various real estate, computer science, chemistry, and even range and wildlife management classes to try to find his niche. Living the life of a career student was enjoyable, but it eventually went away when he met his soon-to-be wife, Micha, and married in 2006. Their three kids, Rylan, Amryn, and Daygen, are now the focus of his life.

In 2007, Susser Holding purchased Town and Country, leading to an opportunity to start a new transportation company. Wes was given a chance to add a new platform to Susser Holdings, and GoPetro Transport was soon born. GoPetro remained under his control until 2013. When Wes stepped away from the retail transportation division in 2013, GoPetro had over 50 trucks and delivered 1/3 of all Susser Holdings gallons. GoPetro had become the number one carrier for the company in gallons hauled and comparable DOT safety ratings.

In 2013, Wes became the Vice President of Susser Energy Services and then Sunoco Energy Services, working to develop a new wholesale model that provides support for energy customers trying to grow their businesses. Sunoco Energy Services went on to operate its transportation division in five states and included sales of not only fuel but propane, chemicals, and other oil and lube products.

Wes credits continuous general education as one of the main reasons he is where he is today. He went on to start his MBA program at Texas A&M in 2016. An opportunity was developed for him to join the Arguindegui Oil team in 2017. With Wes’ help, Arguindegui Oil will strive to satisfy the energy needs of its customers.

Erin Betts joined Arguindegui Oil in 2023, bringing a proven background in strategy, mergers and acquisitions, efficiency improvements, and controls across multiple industries, and is both financially and operationally minded.

Prior to joining Arguindegui Oil, Mr. Betts was the Vice President of Finance for Burckhardt Compression’s US operations.  While there, he helped lead the organization to a return to profitability.  Before that, he held various financial leadership roles within Forum Energy Technologies as well as financial and operational roles within Purolator Advanced Filtration.

He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from N.C. State University in 1992 and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina Greensboro in 1997.  Erin is a Certified Public Accountant.

Carlos Perez is the Risk Manager for Arguindegui Oil Companies. In his role, he is responsible for health, safety, and environmental issues facing the company and leads the Human Resource department. Carlos directs programs involving hazardous materials, environmental management, industrial hygiene, fire safety, and sustainability. Mr. Perez brings over 33 years of professional safety and health consulting and managerial experience to a wide variety of customers and clients. Carlos has been with Arguindegui Oil Company for over 20 years.