Ezra Uzi Yemin has served as the Chairman of our Board since December 2012,
as our Chief Executive Officer since June 2004 and as our President and a director
since April 2001. He has also served as the chairman of the board of directors
and chief executive officer of Delek Logistics GP, LLC ("Logistics GP")
since April 2012 and as the chairman of the board of directors of Alon USA Energy,
Inc. (NYSE: ALJ) ("Alon USA") since May 2015. He served as the chairman
of the Boards Compensation Committee from its inception in May 2006 until March
2013. Mr. Yemin also served as our treasurer from April 2001 to November 2003
and as our secretary from May 2001 to August 2005. Mr. Yemin’s duties
include the formulation of our policies and strategic direction, oversight of
executive officers, and overall responsibility for our operations and performance.
The Board believes that Mr. Yemin’s service on the Board provides it with
important interaction with, and access to, management’s principal policy-maker
that facilitates the Board’s development and implementation of Company
policies.
William J. Finnerty has served as one of our directors since April 2014, as
a member of our Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee (the "NCG Committee") since August 2014, as the chairman
of our Environmental Health and Safety Committee (the "EHS Committee")
since its inception in August 2014 and as our Lead Independent Director since
November 2015. Mr. Finnerty has over 40 years of experience leading businesses
in the petroleum and refining industry. From 2011 until 2012, he served as a
member of the board of directors of CVR Energy Inc. (NYSE: CVI) where he chaired
the environmental, health and safety committee and was a member of the nominating
and corporate governance committee. Prior to retiring from Tesoro Corporation
(NYSE: TSO) (“Tesoro”) in March 2010, he served as its executive
vice president, strategy and corporate development from 2008 to 2010, having
responsibility for developing Tesoro’s business plan and strategic plans
and multiple business development and merger and acquisition initiatives. He
also served as Tesoro’s chief operating officer from 2005 to 2008 where
he was responsible for overall operations for manufacturing, environmental and
safety, marketing, business development and supply and trading. Mr. Finnerty
served on the board of directors of the National Petrochemical and Refiners
Association (now known as the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers)
from 2005 to 2010 and was its Vice Chairman from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Finnerty’s
career began with Texaco, Inc. in 1970. Since then, he has held executive positions
with Equiva Trading Company and Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) in addition
to Tesoro. Mr. Finnerty holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Transportation
from the State University of New York Maritime College and completed Texaco’s
Global Leadership course in Vevey, Switzerland. The Board believes that Mr.
Finnerty’s experience in all facets of the downstream sector with both
integrated major oil companies and independent refiners, as well as his expertise
in strategic considerations, will provide significant value to us.
Carlos E. Jordá has served as one of our directors and a member of the
Boards Compensation Committee since May 2006. He has served as the chairman
of the Compensation Committee since March 2013 and as a member of the EHS Committee
since its inception in August 2014. Mr. Jordá served on the Boards Incentive
Plan Committee from its inception in May 2010 until its dissolution in March
2013. Mr. Jordá has also served on the Boards Audit Committee from its
inception in May 2006 until March 2013 and was reappointed to the Audit Committee
in November 2014 and served until August 2015. In addition, he served on the
NCG Committee from its inception in March 2013 until August 2014. Mr. Jordá’s
experience has been primarily based in the oil and energy sector. Mr. Jordá
has advised clients on potential refining and marketing projects as an employee
of Gaffney Cline and Associates, a global oil and gas consulting firm, since
May 2009 and as a self-employed consultant from March 2003 until May 2009. The
Board believes that Mr. Jordá’s energy industry experience provides
the Board with valuable expertise in energy industry matters.
Charles H. Leonard has served as one of our directors and a member of the Boards
Audit Committee since May 2006 and a member of the EHS Committee since its inception
in August 2014. Mr. Leonard also served on the Boards Compensation Committee
from March 2013 to July 2016 and served as the chairman of the Boards Incentive
Plan Committee from its inception in May 2010 until its dissolution in March
2013. Mr. Leonard served on the NCG Committee from its inception in March 2013
until August 2014 and was reappointed to the NCG Committee to serve as its chairman
in November 2014. Prior to retiring in November 2011, Mr. Leonard served as
chief financial officer from March 2009 to November 2011, and vice president
from June 2010 to November 2011, of J.A.M. Distributing Company, a privately
held provider of quality products and services in vertical markets centering
on the fuel, oil and lubricants industries through its lubricant, fuel, automotive,
marine, specialty and equipment divisions. The Board believes that Mr. Leonard’s
energy industry experience provides the Board with valuable expertise in energy
industry matters.
Gary M. Sullivan, Jr. has served as one of our directors and as the chairman
of the Boards Audit Committee since August 2015. He has also served as a member
of the Boards NCG Committee since July 2016. Mr. Sullivan also served as a
member of the board of directors of Logistics GP and the chairman of its audit
committee from November 2012 until August 2015. Mr. Sullivan is a certified
public accountant and certified global management accountant and has been an
adjunct faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth Universitys School of Business
since January 2012 where he teaches accounting and auditing. From 2009 to 2012,
Mr. Sullivan was a private investor. From 1975 through 2009, Mr. Sullivan served
in various roles with Deloitte & Touche LLP culminating in the role of senior
client partner from 2004 through 2009 and was involved in such capacity with
several public companies, including sponsors of master limited partnerships.
Mr. Sullivan was appointed to the Board because the Board believed that his
experience as a certified public accountant and partner with Deloitte &
Touche LLP provides the Board with valuable expertise in matters involving finance
and accounting.
Shlomo Zohar has served as one of our directors since May 2010, has served
on the Boards Audit Committee since March 2011 and served as the chairman of
the Audit Committee from November 2014 to August 2015. He has served on the
Boards Compensation Committee since March 2013, has served on the NCG Committee
since its inception in March 2013, served as chairman of the NCG Committee from
March 2013 until November 2014 and served on the Boards Incentive Plan Committee
from March 2011 until its dissolution in March 2013. Mr. Zohar has worked as
an independent consultant in the financial services sector since January 2006.
Between January 2006 and December 2009, Mr. Zohar served as a member and chairman
of the boards of directors of Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Mercantile Discount
Bank Ltd., Israel Discount Capital Markets & Investments Ltd. and Israel
Credit Cards, Ltd. During this time, Mr. Zohar also served as a member and vice
chairman of the board of directors of Israel Discount Bank of New York and as
a member of the board of directors of Discount Bancorp, Inc. The Board believes
that Mr. Zohar’s financial industry experience provides the Board with
valuable expertise in the Company’s financial and accounting matters.
Assaf Ginzburg has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 2013,
an Executive Vice President since May 2009 and as a Vice President since February
2005. Mr. Ginzburg has also served as a member of the board of directors and
an executive vice president of Logistics GP since April 2012, as its chief financial
officer since January 2013 and as a member of the board of directors of Alon
USA since May 2015. Mr. Ginzburg has been a member of the Israel Institute of
Certified Public Accountants since 2001.
Frederec Green has served as our Chief Operating Officer since November 2016,
an Executive Vice President since May 2009 and was the primary operational officer
for our refining operations from January 2005 to December 2016. Mr. Green has
also served as a member of the board of directors and an executive vice president
of Logistics GP since April 2012 and as a member of the board of directors of
Alon USA since May 2015. Mr. Green has more than 25 years of experience in the
refining industry, including 14 years at Murphy Oil USA, Inc., where he served
as a senior vice president during his last six years. Mr. Green has experience
ranging from crude oil and feedstock supply, through all aspects of managing
a refining business to product trading, transportation and sales.
Delek Us Holdings Inc currently has 1902 employees.
