Love’s Travel Stops (Love’s) recently promoted a longtime employee to a key leadership position, the company announced. Roger Ahuja has been named vice president of operations.“With Roger’s experience and skills as an effective business strategist, he will be an exceptional leader,” said Tom Love, executive chairman and founder of Love’s. “He’s already mentored and coached many employees who have experienced success, so this is a natural transition for him.”In his new role, Ahuja will oversee a large portion of Love’s retail operations at the store level. He will also manage operations for two new ventures: Love’s Hospitality and Love’s Storage Solutions.Love’s currently operates three hotels in Texas and Florida under Love’s Hospitality, and two self-storage facilities in Texas under Love’s Self Storage. Continued development for both new businesses is moving forward, the company said.According to Love’s, Ahuja began his career with the company in 1994 as a manager of an Oklahoma City location and has held several management and director positions over the years.