FINDLAY, Ohio, March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Marathon
Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) today announced the appointment of
Kristina A. Kazarian to the position
of vice president, Investor Relations, effective April 2. Kazarian will serve as a corporate
officer for both MPC and MPLX (NYSE: MPLX), the master limited
partnership sponsored by MPC, and report to MPC Chairman and CEO
Gary R. Heminger. She will maintain
offices in Findlay and
New York City.
"Kristina's experience at two of Wall Street's premier financial
institutions as the leader of equity research teams covering
petroleum refiners, midstream companies and master limited
partnerships is an excellent fit for our executive management
team," said MPC Chairman and CEO Gary
Heminger. "Her deep understanding of our business and the
competitive landscape in which we operate will be a tremendous
asset as we develop our corporate strategy and continue to create
long-term value for our shareholders."
Kazarian joins MPC after serving as managing director of MLP,
Midstream and Refiners Equity Research at Credit Suisse. Prior to
that role, Kazarian was managing director of MLP and Midstream
Equity Research at Deutsche Bank AG. Her career began at Fidelity
Management & Research Company where she served as an analyst
specializing in various energy subsectors.
Kazarian earned a bachelor's degree in economics and political
science from Wellesley College and a
master's degree in business administration from the Wharton
Business School at the University of
Pennsylvania.
About Marathon Petroleum Corporation
MPC is the
nation's second-largest refiner, with a crude oil refining capacity
of approximately 1.9 million barrels per calendar day in its
six-refinery system. Marathon brand gasoline is sold through
approximately 5,600 independently owned retail outlets across 20
states and the District of
Columbia. In addition, Speedway LLC, an MPC subsidiary, owns
and operates the nation's second-largest convenience store chain,
with approximately 2,740 convenience stores in 21 states. Through
subsidiaries, MPC owns the general partner of MPLX LP, a midstream
master limited partnership. Primarily through MPLX, MPC owns,
leases or has ownership interests in approximately 10,800 miles of
crude oil and light product pipelines. Also through MPLX, MPC has
ownership interests in gathering and processing facilities with
approximately 5.9 billion cubic feet per day of gathering capacity,
8.2 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas processing capacity
and 610,000 barrels per day of fractionation capacity. MPC's fully
integrated system provides operational flexibility to move crude
oil, NGLs, feedstocks and petroleum-related products efficiently
through the company's distribution network and midstream service
businesses in the Midwest, Northeast, East Coast, Southeast and
Gulf Coast regions.
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