Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Uzi Ezra |
President, CEO |
| Frederec Green |
President, COO, Delek Refining, Inc |
| Igal Zamir |
President, Mapco Express, Inc. |
| Edward Morgan |
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer |
| Harry Parker Daily |
Coo, Delek Marketing & Supply |
| Joane Walker |
Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer |
| Lynwood Gregory |
Chief Operating Officer |
| Pete Daily |
Chief Operating Officer |
| Assi Ginzburg |
Executive Vice President |
| Assi Ginzberg |
Vice President, Strategic Planning |
| Dana Young |
Vice President of Real Estate of Mapco Express, Inc. |
| Greg Intemann |
Vice President & Treasurer |
| J Charles Williams |
Vice President of Trading & Supply |
| John P. Colling |
Treasurer & Vice President |
| Kathy Roadarmel |
Vice President |
| Kimberly O'Dell |
Vice President of Marketing, Mapco Express |
| Paul Pierce |
Vice President of Marketing |
| Tony McLarty |
Vice President of Human Resources |
| Carlos E. Jorda |
Director Nominee |
| Charles H. Leonard |
Director Nominee |
| Noel Ryan |
Director, IR |
| Philip L. Maslowe |
Director Nominee |
| Scotty Creason |
Director of Information Technology of Mapco Express, Inc. |
| Walter Franz |
Director of Pricing of Mapco Express, Inc. |
| Itshak Sharon |
|
| Kent Thomas |
General Counsel and Secretary |
| Alan Gelman |
Director |
| Ronel Ben-Dov |
Director |
Board of Directors
Frederec Green has served as vice president of Delek Refining, Inc. since February 2005 and as its chief operating officer since May 2005, and is the primary operational officer for our refining and wholesale marketing operations. Prior to joining us, from January 2004 to January 2005, Mr. Green operated Green Energy Advisors LLC, an independent consulting practice servicing commercial insurance carriers on petroleum refining and electrical matters. Mr. Green has 18 years experience in the refining industry working for UOP LLC, a refinery technology licensing firm, from 1987 to 1990 and Murphy Oil USA, Inc., from 1990 to 2004, 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.
Lynwood Gregory is the chief operating officer for all of our retail fuel and convenience store operations. He has served as our senior vice president since November 2003 and has served as the executive vice president and chief operating officer of MAPCO Express, Inc. since November 2002. From April 2001 to November 2002, Mr. Gregory served as a vice president of operations of MAPCO Express, Inc. Mr. Gregory began his employment with MAPCO Petroleum, Inc. in 1990 and served as vice president of operations and vice-president of marketing for Williams Express, Inc. prior to our acquisition of the company. Mr. Gregory is a veteran of the retail fuel and convenience store industry. His responsibilities over the course of his career have included all segments of operations, marketing and food service. Mr. Gregory s leadership and foresight helped create our new convenience store concept, which brands a food concept and enhanced merchandising with the fuel aspect of the business. Prior to joining MAPCO Petroleum, Inc., Mr. Gregory spent six years with Georgia Southern Oil, two years with Starvin Marvin/ Globe Oil, and eight years with Crown Central Petroleum, all in upper management/executive positions, developing their presence in the Southeast.
Pete Daily has served as the chief operating officer and a vice president of Delek Marketing & Supply, Inc. since September 2006. Since January 2007, Mr. Daily has also served as the vice president of wholesale marketing for Delek Refining, Inc., and a vice president of MAPCO Express, Inc. Mr. Daily s duties include supervising the purchase and supply of fuels for our convenience stores, marketing the refined products from the Tyler refinery, and marketing our supply of refined products in west Texas. Mr. Daily has over 30 years of experience in marketing and supply of refined products. Mr. Daily served as the vice president of supply of MAPCO Express, Inc. from October 2001 until November 2004. Prior to rejoining us in September 2006, Mr. Daily worked for Truman Arnold Companies as vice president of wholesale marketing from November 2004 to September 2006, where his responsibilities included managing a wholesale marketing division with sales of petroleum products in 48 states.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Delek Marketing & Supply, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Delek US Holdings, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Delek Refining, Inc. |
Vice President of Wholesale Marketing |
Current |
| Delek Marketing & Supply, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Mapco Express, Inc |
Vice President of Fuel Supply |
Current |
| Truman Arnold Companies |
Vice President of Wholesale Marketing |
Former |
Assi Ginzburg is our principal strategic planning officer, and has served as vice president since February 2005 and vice president of strategic planning since April 17, 2006. Prior to joining us in November 2004, Mr. Ginzburg served as a financial advisor from July 2001 to March 2003 for Swary-Yohman Financial Consultants, and from April 1999 to July 2001 for Itzhak Swary Ltd., two consulting firms in Israel. Mr. Ginzburg has been a member of the Israel Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 2001 and served as trustee of court for a large Israeli public company in 2003 and 2004.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Delek US Holdings, Inc. |
Vice President of Trading & Supply |
Current |
| Delek Refining, Inc. |
Vice President, Trading & Supply |
Former |
| Plains All American, Inc. |
|
Former |
Kathy Roadarmel is Vice President of Human Resources and joined our company in September 2007. Kathy has over 21 years experience in human resources management, including serving as Human Resources Manager for Clopay Plastic Products, a manufacturing and technology company, and Vice President of Human Resources for Opryland Hotel/Gaylord Entertainment, a hospitality and entertainment company. Kathy is responsible for all Human Resource functions, including benefits, payroll, recruiting, training, and employment law.
Paul Pierce has served as vice president of marketing of MAPCO Express, Inc. since September 2004. Prior to joining us, Mr. Pierce was self-employed as a consultant from January 2004 through August 2004, developing convenience stores for D&D Oil, Inc. From 1997 to December 2003, he held executive level positions at Golden Gallon, Inc., a convenience store chain, where his responsibilities included managing all merchandise sales, vendor negotiations and contracts, retail pricing, advertising, imaging, store layouts and design, budgeting and operations team oversight. In his experience in the retail fuel and convenience store industry, he has held a variety of marketing roles that include vice president of marketing, director of merchandising, field marketing manager and director of advertising. In addition to the positions listed above, Mr. Pierce has been employed by Crown Central Petroleum Corporation, Kangaroo, Inc., and Palmetto Merchandise, Inc.
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| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Levy's |
Director |
Current |
| Southern Hospitality |
|
Former |
| Mapco Express, Inc |
Director of Human Resources |
Former |
Carlos E. Jorda has agreed to serve as a director upon the completion of this offering. Mr. Jorda s experience has been primarily based in the oil and energy sector. Mr. Jorda has been self-employed as a consultant since March 2003, where he has advised clients on potential refining and marketing projects. From October 2000 to March 2003, Mr. Jorda served as the president of PDV America and the chairman of the board of directors of Citgo Petroleum Corporation, each affiliates of Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., a Venezuela stock-owned petroleum company, where he directed joint ventures in the United States.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Delek US Holdings, Inc. |
Director Nominee |
Current |
| NorthWestern Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| American Media, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Delek US Holdings, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Delek US Holdings, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| NorthWestern Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Wackenhut Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| The Wackenhut Corporation |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Amf Bowling Worldwide, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Walter Franz joined MAPCO Express Inc. in May 2003 and has served as the director of pricing since May 2004. Prior to joining us, Mr. Franz worked in both the retail and healthcare industries, where he had extensive background in pricing, inventory management, merchandise planning and analysis. From August 1997 to January 2002, Mr. Franz worked for Service Merchandise Company, Inc., a retail company, as manager of inventory control and as director of merchandise planning and was responsible for the analysis and planning of 34 business units. From January 2002 to May 2003, Mr. Franz worked as director of inventory management at Shop at Home, Inc. Throughout his career, Mr. Franz has been involved in revenue and margin enhancement, strategic planning and analysis and process improvement.
Kent Thomas has served as our general counsel and secretary since August 2005. Mr. Thomas has over nine years experience practicing law in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to joining us, Mr. Thomas spent four years at the firm of Colbert & Winstead, PC, and the prior four years at the Gordon Law Group PLC, both of Nashville, Tennessee, with a practice focused on litigating employment, commercial and copyright disputes and providing transactional representation in the banking, transportation, entertainment, restaurant and alcoholic beverage retail industries. Mr. Thomas serves as an adjunct instructor in intellectual property and legal ethics at Southeastern Career College. Copyright 2006 Delek US Holdings, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Southeastern Career College |
Adjunct Instructor |
Current |
| Delek US Holdings, Inc. |
General Counsel and Secretary |
Current |
| Delek US Holdings, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Nashville Sports Council |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Colbert & Winstead |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Delek Group Ltd. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Delek Group Ltd. |
President |
Current |
| Properties, Inc. |
General Manager |
Current |
| Delek US Holdings, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Matav-Cable Systems Media Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Properties, Inc. |
CEO, Delek Investments |
Former |
Ezra Uzi Yemin has served as our chief executive officer since June 2004 and as our president and a director since April 2001. 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 direction, oversight of top executives, and overall responsibility for our operation and performance. Prior to joining us, Mr. Yemin served from 2000 to 2001 as the chief financial officer of Delek The Israel Fuel Corporation, Ltd., a fuel corporation in Israel and one of our affiliated entities. Additionally, he spent two years with CLAL Insurance Company Ltd., an insurance company in Israel and two years in the Insurance Commissioner's Office of the Israel Ministry of Finance.
Gabriel Last has served as a director since January 2002. Mr. Last has served as the chief executive officer of Delek Group Ltd., our parent company from 2001 to 2003. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Last served as general manager of the Insurance Companies Union in Israel. In addition, since 2003, Mr. Last has served as the chairman of the board of Delek Group Ltd., our parent company, and currently serves on the board of directors of several of our other affiliated entities, including, Matav-Cable Systems Media Ltd. Mr. Last also serves on the board of Sinel Industries Ltd., an unaffiliated public company in Israel.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Delek Group Ltd. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Delek Group Ltd. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Delek US Holdings, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
Zvi Greenfeld , age 62, has served as one of our directors since October 2005. Mr. Greenfeld has served as the president of one of our affiliated entities, Delek Drilling Management Ltd., since 1993, where he oversees that company s exploration and production of natural gas in Israel. Mr. Greenfeld is the principal of Greenfeld-Energy Consulting, Ltd. a company that has provided consulting services to us since May 2005. He has also been a consultant for Delek The Israel Fuel Corporation, Ltd., another affiliate, since 2002, advising senior management on fuel purchases. From 1991 to 2002, Mr. Greenfeld served as a vice president of Delek The Israel Fuel Corporation, Ltd., where among other things, he directed the building and renovation of retail gas stations and managed quality control and fuel purchasing. Additionally, Mr. Greenfeld serves as a director of several of our affiliated entities.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Delek The Israel Fuel Corporation Ltd. |
Consultant |
Current |
| Delek US Holdings, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Delek The Israel Fuel Corporation Ltd. |
Vice President |
Former |
Executive News
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Delek's Profit Up, Group Plans to Invest $218MM in Noble Energy
Rigzone - 8/31/09 - View Story
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Delek Group profit quintuples even as revenue falls: The company will invest in Tamar natural gas prospect partner Noble Energy.
TradingMarkets - 8/30/09 - View Story
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Delek Group Q2 net profit jumps, revenue down
Forbes.com - 8/30/09 - View Story
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Delek Group Q2 net profit jumps, revenue down
CNBC - 8/30/09 - View Story
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Delek Group Announces Consolidated Results for the Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2009
Denver Business Journal - 8/30/09 - View Story
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Delek Group Announces Consolidated Results for the Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2009
Dallas Business Chronicle - 8/30/09 - View Story
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Delek Group Announces Consolidated Results for the Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2009
Stockwatch - 8/30/09 - View Story
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Mark Cox pegged as Delek CFO
Nashville Business Journal - 8/28/09 - View Story
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Delek US Holdings names Mark Cox as CFO
CNBC - 8/27/09 - View Story
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Delek Group to buy $218 m of Noble Energy shares: Noble Energy is Delek's partner in Israel's offshore gas fields.
TradingMarkets - 8/19/09 - View Story