Marathon Petroleum Corporation Announces Executive Appointment
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
FINDLAY, Ohio, March 1, 2012 - Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) today
announced a corporate officer appointment effective immediately. Rodney P.
Nichols, currently vice president, Human Resources and Administrative Services
for MPC, was named senior vice president, Human Resources and Administrative
Services. Nichols will continue to be based at MPC's headquarters in Findlay,
Ohio.
Nichols will continue to have responsibility for several MPC business support
functions encompassing Human Resources, Administrative Services and Aviation.
Commenting on the appointment, Gary R. Heminger, president and chief executive
officer of MPC, said, "For 35 years Rod has demonstrated exceptional
understanding of a broad range of employee issues, including those specific to
represented employees. Rod's expertise in labor relations is recognized in our
company and in our industry." Heminger added, "Rod has proven his unparalleled
ability to deal with the complexities of employee benefits and compensation and
he has continually developed and managed programs to attract, develop and retain
the necessary talent to ensure MPC's success now and into the future."
Rodney P. Nichols began his employment with Marathon Oil Company in 1977 as an
employee relations representative in the Corporate Industrial Relations
Organization. After an assignment in the company's Northeastern Production
District, Nichols served in a number of Employee Relations management positions
in the Anchorage, Alaska, and Casper, Wyo., Production Divisions and in the
Louisiana and Texas Refining Divisions. Nichols was then promoted in 1986 to
manager of Human Resources in the companies Refining, Marketing and
Transportation organization. With the formation of Marathon Ashland Petroleum
LLC in January 1998, Nichols was promoted to vice president, Human Resources and
Administrative Services. As a result of today's appointment, Nichols is senior
vice president, Human Resources and Administrative Services for MPC.
Nichols holds a master's degree in labor and industrial relations and a
bachelor's degree in advertising from Michigan State University. He attended the
Advanced Human Resource Executive Program at the University of Michigan Business
School in 2002.
Nichols serves on the Blanchard Valley Health Association board of trustees,
Audit and Human Resources Boards, is the chairman of the board of trustees for
the Blanchard Valley Medical Practice LLC, and is a member of Michigan State
University's School of Human Resources & Labor Relations Advisory Board.
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About Marathon Petroleum Corporation
MPC is the nation's fifth-largest refiner with a crude capacity of approximately
1.2 million barrels per day in its six-refinery system. Marathon brand gasoline
is sold through more than 5,000 independently owned locations across 18 states.
In addition, Speedway LLC, an MPC subsidiary, owns and operates the nation's
fourth largest convenience store chain, with approximately 1,375 locations in
seven states. MPC also owns, leases or has ownership interest in approximately
8,300 miles of pipeline. MPC's fully integrated system provides operational
flexibility to move crude oil, feedstocks and petroleum-related products
efficiently through the company's distribution network in the Midwest, Southeast
and Gulf Coast regions. For additional information about the company, please
visit our website at www.marathonpetroleum.com.
Media Contacts:
Angelia Graves (419) 421-2703
Robert Calmus (419) 421-3127
Investor Relations Contacts:
Pamela Beall (419) 429-5640
Beth Hunter (419) 421-2559
MPC Nichols Appointment:
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