Fred M. Fehsenfeld, Jr. has served as the chairman of the board of our general
partner since September 2005. Mr. Fehsenfeld also served as the vice chairman
of the board of our Predecessor from 1990 until our initial public offering. Mr.
Fehsenfeld has worked for The Heritage Group in various capacities since 1977
and has served as its managing trustee since 1980. Mr. Fehsenfeld received his
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University and his M.S. in Management
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School.
As co-founder of our Predecessor, Mr. Fehsenfeld has an extensive knowledge
base regarding the Company’s operations and has participated in all major
strategic decision making for the Company and our Predecessor since their inception.
In his role as managing trustee of The Heritage Group, Mr. Fehsenfeld serves
in lead executive roles, including the role of chairman and chief executive
officer, for a multitude of different companies within The Heritage Group, providing
a breadth of experience in leadership and management across a wide variety of
industries, including energy. Since 2008, Mr. Fehsenfeld has served as chairman
of the board of directors of Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc., a publicly-traded
environmental services company which is owned in part by The Heritage Group.
Mr. Fehsenfeld is the father of Amy M. Schumacher, member of the board of directors
of our general partner.
F. William Grube has served as the executive vice chairman of the board of our
general partner since April 2015. From January 2011 through April 2015, Mr.
Grube served as chief executive officer and vice chairman of the board of our
general partner. From September 2005 through December 2010, Mr. Grube served
as chief executive officer, president and director of our general partner. Mr.
Grube has also served as president and chief executive officer of our Predecessor
from 1990 until our initial public offering. From 1973 to 1989, Mr. Grube served
as executive vice president of Rock Island Refining Corporation. Mr. Grube received
his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and
his M.B.A. from Harvard University.
As co-founder of our Predecessor and through his role as prior chief executive
officer, Mr. Grube possesses unique experience relative to the management of
the Company on a day-to-day basis over a significant time period and across
all functional areas of the Company. Mr. Grube has significant technical expertise
in refining developed over the course of his career, with both the Company and
our Predecessor, as well as another refining company which specialized in the
production of fuel products.
Timothy Go has served as chief executive officer of our general partner since
January 2016. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Go served as vice president
— operations of Flint Hills Resources, LP, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Koch Industries, Inc., since July 2013. From 2011 through 2013, Mr. Go served
as vice president — operations excellence of Flint Hills Resources, LP.
From August 2008 through 2011, Mr. Go served as managing director — operations
excellence of Koch Industries, Inc. Mr. Go received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering
from the University of Texas at Austin.
William A. Anderson has served as executive vice president — sales of
our general partner since October 2014. From October 2012 through October 2014,
Mr. Anderson served as vice president — marketing and new products. From
September 2005 through September 2012, Mr. Anderson served as vice president
— sales of our general partner. Mr. Anderson served as vice president
— sales and marketing of our Predecessor from 2000 until our initial public
offering and served in various other capacities from 1993 to 2000. Mr. Anderson
received his B.A. in Communications from DePauw University.
Bruce A. Fleming has served as executive vice president — strategy and
growth of our general partner since March 2016. Prior to joining the Company,
Mr. Fleming served as the vice president of mergers & acquisitions at Tesoro
Corporation and as an officer of Tesoro Companies Inc. since 2004. From 1997
through 2004, Mr. Fleming served as managing director of Hong Kong-based Orient
Refining Ltd., and from 1981 through 1996 he held senior operations, business
development and planning roles with Amoco Oil and Amoco Corporation where he
was most recently vice president of China business development. Mr. Fleming
earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Princeton University and a B.S.
in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware. He is a member of the
Board of M&A Standards.
D. West Griffin has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer
of our general partner since January 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.
Griffin was a founder and served as the chief financial officer of Energy XXI
(Bermuda) Limited (also known as Energy XXI Ltd.) from 2005 to 2014. In 2004,
Mr. Griffin served as chief financial officer of Alon USA. From 1999 through
2002, Mr. Griffin served as chief financial officer of InterGen North America.
Mr. Griffin received his B.E. from Dartmouth College and received his M.B.A
from Dartmouth College.
R. Patrick Murray, II has served as vice president, chief accounting officer
and assistant secretary of our general partner since January 2017. From October
2014 through January 2017, Mr. Murray served as executive vice president, chief
financial officer and secretary of our general partner. From December 2012 through
October 2014, Mr. Murray served as senior vice president, chief financial officer
and secretary of our general partner. From September 2005 through December 2012,
Mr. Murray served as vice president, chief financial officer and secretary of
our general partner. Mr. Murray served as the vice president and chief financial
officer of our Predecessor from 1999 until our initial public offering and served
as its controller from 1998 to 1999. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Murray was a senior
auditor with Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Murray received his B.B.A. in Accountancy
from the University of Notre Dame.
James S. Carter has served as a member of the board of directors of our general
partner since January 2006. Mr. Carter worked in various capacities at ExxonMobil
including vice president of U.S. marketing and sales of fuels and specialty
products, manager of U.S. refining and marketing planning and analysis, manager
of U.S. distribution activities, analysis manager of ExxonMobil International,
and advisor to ExxonMobil headquarters for European refining and marketing until
his retirement in 2003. Mr. Carter received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
from Clemson University and his M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Tulane
University.
Mr. Carter brings extensive marketing and managerial experience with one of
the largest integrated energy companies in the world. He possesses a broad background
in petroleum products marketing, with specific experience in the marketing of
fuel products.
Robert E. Funk has served as a member of the board of directors of our general
partner since January 2006. Mr. Funk previously served as vice president —
corporate planning and economics of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, a refiner and
marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, refined waxes,
asphalt and other industrial products, from 1997 until his retirement in December
2004. Mr. Funk previously served CITGO or its predecessor, Cities Services Company,
as general manager — facilities planning from 1988 to 1997, general manager
— lubricants operations from 1983 to 1988 and manager — refinery
east, Lake Charles refinery from 1982 to 1983. Mr. Funk received his B.S. in
Chemical Engineering from the University of Kansas.
Mr. Funk has extensive refining industry experience including planning, operations
and managerial roles for a large multinational refining company. His broad background
of experience provides helpful insight to the Company in its implementation
of strategic initiatives and its refinery operations in general.
George C. Morris III has served as a member of the board of directors of our
general partner since May 2009. Mr. Morris has served as president of Morris
Energy Advisors, Inc. since March 2009 and most recently served as a managing
director at Merrill Lynch & Co. from December 2006 until his retirement
in March 2009. Mr. Morris served as a managing director of investment banking
at Petrie Parkman & Co. until its acquisition by Merrill Lynch in December
2006 and also served as a managing director of investment banking at Simmons
& Company International and as a director of investment banking at First
Boston Corporation. Mr. Morris holds B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from the University
of Texas and a J.D. from Southern Methodist University. Mr. Morris is also a
former member of the board of directors of Arch Coal, Inc., a public company
which produces thermal and metallurgical coal from surface and underground mines
and Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Energy XXI Ltd, the largest
publicly traded independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company
on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf.
Mr. Morris’ long tenure in the investment banking industry with a focus
on the energy sector provides a unique breadth of experience to the board of
directors in areas of finance and capital markets. In his role as a financial
advisor to the Company prior to joining the board of directors, Mr. Morris gained
significant insight into the Company’s operations and strategy.
Daniel J. Sajkowski has served as a member of the board of directors of our
general partner since September 2014. Mr. Sajkowski has served as executive
vice president, growth and new ventures of The Heritage Group since 2013. Prior
to joining The Heritage Group, Mr. Sajkowski was the senior director —
downstream technology at Sapphire Energy from 2010 until 2013. From 2004 to
2010, Mr. Sajkowski served as business unit leader at BP’s Whiting, Indiana
refinery. During his career with BP/Amoco, Mr. Sajkowski also held positions
as the manager of integrated supply and trading from 2002 until 2004 and vice
president of refining technology from 2000 until 2002. Mr. Sajkowski earned
his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan
and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University in 1986. He also
completed the General Manager Program at Harvard University in 2000.
Mr. Sajkowski has extensive refining industry experience including planning,
operations and managerial roles for a large multinational refining company.
His broad background of experience provides helpful insight to the Company in
its implementation of strategic initiatives and its refinery operations in general.
Amy M. Schumacher has served as a member of the board of directors of our general
partner since September 2014. Ms. Schumacher has served as the president of
Monument Chemicals, Inc. and Haltermann Solutions since 2010. In addition, in
July 2016, Ms. Schumacher assumed the role of president of The Heritage Group.
Prior to joining Monument Chemicals, Inc. and Haltermann Solutions, Ms. Schumacher
worked in various capacities for The Heritage Group leading a variety of growth
projects from 2003 until 2010. From 1998 to 2003, Ms. Schumacher was a consultant
with Accenture. Ms. Schumacher received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from Purdue
University and her M.S. in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sloan School. Ms. Schumacher currently serves as a trustee for The Heritage
Group and sits on a number of private subsidiary boards. Ms. Schumacher is the
daughter of Fred M. Fehsenfeld, Jr., the chairman of the board of our general
partner.
Calumet Inc currently has 1540 employees.
