Professional Summary
Ajay Ahuja is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Shark Fuels, LLC, a Texas-based fuel and convenience retail company. He combines deep multi-unit hospitality leadership with hands-on fuel-retail execution—building disciplined, repeatable operations across sites with strong unit economics and clear accountability.
Operating Experience
Since 2019, he has led Volco/Bunny Stop #12 (gas station, washateria, and food service), overseeing day-to-day operations, fuel procurement and pricing, staffing, vendor management, and site-level financial performance in a competitive trade area. His prior decade-plus includes managing multi-brand hotel portfolios and large-scale hospitality operations, where he institutionalized budgeting, compliance, controls, and centralized reporting across locations.
Leadership & Strategic Direction
As President and Chief Operating Officer of Chrome Hospitality Management, Ajay Ahuja oversaw a portfolio of 10+ branded hotels across Texas, California, and Louisiana—leading renovations, brand conversions, technology upgrades, and operational rollouts that improved EBITDA and organizational alignment. At Shark Fuels, he directs strategy, growth, and operating performance for the company’s fuel-retail initiatives, with emphasis on margin management, inventory accuracy, labor efficiency, food-service integration, and site compliance—extending the same rigor and systems orientation to convenience retail and acquisition-driven expansion.
