Retalix USA's Tad Piner has been appointed convenience distribution segment director. He will head the convenience distribution segment operations across all Retalix USA departments to address the business needs of c-store operators and distributors.  Piner has 17 years experience in convenience distribution and retail operations. He was at Southco Distributing for 14 years managing their IT department.  Piner has a Masters of Science in Industrial Technology from the School of Technology and Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science with a Minor in Business Administration.