Motiva names Brian Coffman president, CEO

Published 12:17 pm Monday, January 22, 2018

Staff report

HOUSTON Brian Coffman, former senior vice president of refining for Andeavor Corp., has been named president and CEO of Motiva Enterprises LLC.

He replaces Dan Romasko, who has served Motiva for the past four years.

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Coffman brings with him a wealth of experience in business growth, operational excellence, strategy and margin delivery, Motiva said in a statement published Monday morning on Business Wire.

“I’ve watched as Motiva has made significant strides over the last four years to transform its business through focused improvement efforts under Dan’s leadership,” said Coffman. “I am thrilled to be part of the journey ahead for Motiva as we explore new opportunities for growth and development.”

Coffman provided strategic operational leadership to the refineries within the Andeavor (formerly known as Tesoro) portfolio since December 2013. Prior to that, he spent 30 years with Conoco serving in a variety of domestic and foreign leadership roles in refining, transportation, pipeline, marketing and strategy and planning.

He earned a bachelor’s in finance from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Utah State University. He is also a veteran who served eight years in the US Air Force and Utah Air National Guard prior to beginning his career in the oil and gas industry.

Headquartered in Houston, Motiva refines, distributes and markets petroleum products throughout the United States. Motiva owns and operates North America’s largest refinery in Port Arthur with a crude capacity of more than 600,000 barrels a day.

The company also operates the country’s largest lubricant plant. Under exclusive, long-term brand licenses with Shell and Phillips 66 (for the 76® Brand), Motiva’s marketing operations support more than 5,000 retail gasoline stations.

Motiva is wholly owned by affiliates of Saudi Aramco.