Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) announces additional executives leading combined company after closing Andeavor transaction.
Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s top leadership has selected their executive teams to lead the company’s functions upon closing of the combination of MPC and Andeavor.
“Our previously announced top executives have begun building teams of talented individuals who have tremendous depth of experience in the areas critical to our ongoing success,” said MPC Chairman and CEO Gary Heminger. “This group of leaders will be instrumental in unlocking the extraordinary potential of this combined entity.”
The new appointments include the following:
Refining, Marketing and Supply Organization
Reporting to Donald Templin, previously announced as president:
Raymond Brooks, currently MPC senior vice president of Refining, will be executive vice president of Refining. Reporting to Brooks will be:
Richard Hernandez, currently general manager of MPC’s Galveston Bay Refinery, will be senior vice president of Eastern Refining Operations, based in Findlay, Ohio. Refineries will include those located in: Dickinson and Mandan, N.D.; St. Paul Park, Minn.; Robinson, Ill.; Detroit, Mich.; Canton, Ohio; Catlettsburg, Ky.; and Garyville, La.
Tracy Case, currently general manager of MPC’s Garyville, La., refinery, will be senior vice president of Western Refining Operations, based in San Antonio. Refineries will include those located in Kenai, Alaska; Los Angeles and Martinez, Calif.; Anacortes, Wa.; Salt Lake City; Gallup, N.M.; and Texas City and El Paso, Texas.
Rick Hessling, currently MPC manager of Crude Oil and Natural Gas Supply and Trading, will be senior vice president of Crude Oil Supply and Logistics.
David Whikehart, currently MPC vice president of Environment, Safety and Corporate Affairs, will be senior vice president of Light Products Supply and Logistics.
Brian Partee, currently MPC vice president of Business Development, will be senior vice president of Marketing.
James Wilkins, currently MPC director of Environment, Safety, Security and Product Quality, will be vice president of Environment, Safety and Security.
Michael Gebhardt, currently Andeavor vice president of Mid-Continent Gathering & Processing, will be vice president of Supply Chain.
MPLX LP
Reporting to Michael Hennigan, previously announced as president:
Phillip Anderson, currently Andeavor senior vice president, Northern Area Value Chain, will be MPLX senior vice president of Business Development.
Pamela Beall, currently MPLX executive vice president and chief financial officer, will retain that position and title. Reporting to Beall will be:
Kristopher Hagedorn, currently MPLX vice president and controller, will retain that position and title.
Peter Gilgen, currently MPLX vice president and treasurer, will retain that position and title.
Gregory Floerke, currently MPLX executive vice president of Gathering and Processing, will retain that position and title.
John Swearingen, currently MPLX executive vice president of logistics and storage, will retain that position and title.
Law Organization
Reporting to Suzanne Gagle, previously announced as general counsel:
Molly Benson, currently MPC vice president, chief securities, governance and compliance officer and corporate secretary, will retain that position and title.
Finance and Accounting Organization
Reporting to Timothy Griffith, previously announced as senior vice president and chief financial officer:
John Quaid, currently MPC vice president and controller, will retain that position and title. Reporting to Quaid will be:
Blane Peery, currently Andeavor vice president and controller, will be vice president, Accounting and Systems Integration, based in San Antonio.
Michael Robinson, currently MPC director of Internal Audit, will be vice president of Audit.
Rick Linhardt, currently MPC vice president of Tax, will retain that position and title.
Thomas Kaczynski, currently MPC vice president of Finance and Treasurer, will retain that position and title.
Louis Rubiola, currently Andeavor vice president of Business Process Redesign, will be vice president of Business Planning and Analysis.
Information Technology, Commercial and Business Development, and Corporate Affairs Organization
Reporting to Gregory Goff, previously announced as executive vice chairman:
Donald Wehrly, currently MPC vice president and chief information officer, will retain that position and title. Reporting to Wehrly will be:
Timothy Harris, currently vice president and chief information officer for Andeavor, will be vice president and chief technology officer, based in San Antonio.
Jonathon Coombes, currently MPC director of Corporate Cybersecurity, will be vice president and information security officer.
David Heppner, currently Speedway senior vice president of Engineering, Services and Corporate Support, will be MPC vice president of Commercial and Business Development.
Karma Thomson, currently Andeavor vice president of Logistics, will be vice president of Corporate Affairs.
Speedway LLC
Reporting to Anthony Kenney, previously announced as president of Speedway:
Matthew Yoder, currently Andeavor vice president of Retail, will be Speedway senior vice president and chief commercial officer, based in Enon, Ohio.
Glenn Plumby, currently Speedway senior vice president and chief operating officer, will retain that position and title.
Beth Hunter, currently Speedway senior vice president and chief financial officer, will retain that position and title.
MPC expects to close the transaction on Oct. 1, 2018, subject to regulatory and other customary closing conditions, including approval by shareholders.
