At Franklin Mountain Capital, we think not taking a risk is the biggest gamble of all. We also believe with the right people, insights, energy, and tenacity, informed risks are where the greatest opportunities reside.
Franklin Mountain Capital (FMC) a Scottsdale, AZ based firm providing long-term capital and operating expertise for small and middle market businesses, primarily in the Southwest.
The founders are the former executive management team of Western Refining, Inc. (NYSE: WNR), an independent oil refiner with refining operations in the Southwest and Upper Midwest US, Northern Tier Energy (NYSE: NTE) a crude oil and retail marketer with operations in the Upper Midwest, and Western Refining Logistics LP (NYSE: WNRL), a master limited partnership with operations focused in the Permian and Bakken crude oil-producing regions. FMC's team is composed of investment professionals with substantial energy experience and disciplines:
Executive Management
Operations
Sales/Marketing
Risk Management
Finance/Accounting/Treasury
Legal/HS&E
Investor/Community Relations
FMC seeks to partner with well-established companies with a strong management team and significant growth potential. Working closely with management, FMC seeks to pursue continual improvement and drive organic growth as well as growth through acquisitions.
Partner: We look for companies with a talented management team, who are seeking long term, patient capital for both organic growth and add-on acquisitions
Industries:
Crude oil, natural gas and water infrastructure
- Oil and gas production facility design, construction, repair and maintenance
- Pipeline infrastructure maintenance, repair and testing
- Well facility pad construction and maintenance
- Environmental/ground soil remediation services
Light industrial manufacturing (e.g.: niche markets, unique products, or processes)
Specialty wholesale distributors
Recurring-revenue specialty business services
Safety and security
Construction services
Asset-light logistics
Facility services
Illustrative sectors which are unlikely to be a good fit:
Job shops
Trucking
Real estate
Commodity processors
Company Size: EBITDA between $2 million and $20 million in the current year or based upon a reasonable forecast for the coming year.
FMC does not invest in start-up or early-stage companies. We are pleased to hear from entrepreneurs pursuing new ideas and may be able to "look over their shoulder" with a view to investing when the business approaches our size parameters.
Geography: Southwestern U.S. and Northern Mexico
Type of investments: Acquisitions, co-investments, reorganizations, mezzanine capital
FMC prefers to fund opportunities for company growth: acquisitions, organic growth, product, or geographic expansion.
In 1997, Western Refining Company (WRC) was founded by Paul Foster, Jeff Stevens, Scott Weaver and Ralph Schmidt. WRC was formed to manage a portion of the crude oil supply for, and, the refined product produced by, the legacy Texaco refinery located in El Paso. At that time, the El Paso refinery was being operated by Chevron pursuant to an operating agreement by Chevron.
In 2000, WRC purchased Refinery Holding Company (RHC), the owner of the legacy Texaco refinery in El Paso from a bank group led by CIT. RHC owned the Texaco refinery in El Paso. In 2003, WRC purchased the Chevron refinery in El Paso and a 530 mile crude oil pipeline system in West Texas from Chevron. Western operated the two El Paso refineries as a single refinery with an initial crude oil throughput capacity of 85,000 barrels per day, and within two years, was operating at a capacity of 103,000 barrels per day.
In January 2006, WRC took Western public at an initial share price of $17 per share raising proceeds of approximately $296 million and began trading on the NYSE under the ticker “WNR”.
In 2007, WNR purchased Giant Industries for approximately $1.4 billion which added three refineries (Yorktown, VA, Gallup, NM and Bloomfield, NM), 237 retail gasoline stations, and various crude oil and refined products logistics assets. In 2009, the operations of the Bloomfield and Gallup refineries were consolidated at the Gallup refinery and in 2010, the Yorktown refinery was converted to a terminal. The Yorktown terminal was sold to Plains All America in 2011.
In November 2013, WNR purchased the General Partner and a 38% interest in the limited partnership interests of Northern Tier Energy (NTI), a publicly-traded variable distribution MLP for $775 million from TPG Partners. In 2016, WNR purchased the remaining 62% limited partnership units for approximately $1.3 billion.
Also in October 2013, Western launched the IPO of Western Refining Logistics, LP, an MLP (trading under the symbol “WNRL”), focused on owning and operating crude oil and refined products logistics assets primarily in the Permian and Bakken.
In November 2016, Andeavor (NYSE: ANDV) announced an agreement to purchase WNR for approximately $6.4 billion. The transaction closed on June 1, 2017. From the 2006 IPO to the ANDV sale, WNR enterprise value increased more than five-fold, in addition to paying $981 million in cumulative dividends.
In October 2017, WNRL was acquired by Andeavor Logistics (NYSE: ANDX) in a unit-for-unit transaction and assumption of $280 million of net debt for a total enterprise value of approximately $1.7 billion. From the 2013 IPO in 2013 to the sale to ANDX, WNRL enterprise value increased approximately 70% in addition to paying out $86 million in cumulative distributions.
Franklin Mountain Investments (FMI) is a diversified investment that has investments in numerous businesses, including Energy, Private Equity, Real Estate, Construction, Aviation, Sports, Restaurants, Medical Devices, and more.
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Read MoreJeff Beyersdorfer
Managing Director
Franklin Mountain Capital, LLC
4253 North Scottsdale Road
Suite 201
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
jbeyersdorfer@fmmep.com
Direct: 602 325 4962
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Paul was one of the founders of WNR and served as the Company's Board Chairman from its inception to May 2017; Chairman of WNRL from October 2013 to May 2017; and Chairman of NTI from November 2013 until its sale to WNR in June 2016. He also served as WNR's President from September 2005 to February 2009 and Chief Executive Officer from September 2005 until January 2010. Paul serves as a director on the boards of Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC, Jordan Foster Construction, LLC, Vomaris Innovations, Inc., the El Paso branch of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, and WestStar Bank, based in El Paso. Previously, Mr. Foster served as the Chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents for four years and served as its Vice Chairman for eight years. He also served as the Chairman of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO). He has served, and currently serves, on boards and committees for numerous other civic and professional organizations. Paul has spent almost his entire career working in the refined petroleum product production and marketing industry. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Scott was also one of the founding partners of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. From 2000 to August 2005, he served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of WNR, and served as Chief Administrative Officer from 2005 to 2007 and interim Treasurer from 2009 to 2010. Scott serves on the board of directors of Encore Wire Corporation, a publicly-traded copper wire manufacturing company, Aventus Insurance Company, a privately-held insurance company and Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately-held medical device company. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Jeff was also one of the original founders of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of WNR and WNRL since January 2010 and October 2013, respectively. Previously, Jeff served in various senior management roles with WNR including, President, Chief Operating Officer. Prior to WNR, Jeff was a Senior Vice President for Giant Industries where he was responsible for all refined product supply and marketing activities. He also serves on the board of directors of Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately held medical device company. Jeff attended the University of Arizona.
Lowry served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of WNR, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for WNRL, and as a member of the board of directors for NTI. Lowry served as outside general counsel for WRC beginning in 1999 while in private practice. Lowry received his law degree from SMU in 1982 and a BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1979.
Jeff was Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations at WNR from 2010 to 2017 and held similar roles at WNRL since October 2013. Prior to that, he was Corporate Treasurer for FMC Technologies, a publicly-traded company which supplies technology services to the energy industry. Earlier, Jeff was Vice President of Corporate Development and Treasurer for Premcor, a $7 billion Blackstone Group-sponsored independent oil refiner. His career also includes serving as Vice President, Investment Banking at A. G. Edwards & Sons, where he was Head of the Energy Group, as well as working at Bankers Trust Company in New York and London as an Associate in Corporate Finance. Jeff had also served on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Jeff received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his MBA from the London Business School.
Gary served as the WNR’s Chief Financial Officer since August 2005 and WNRL’s Chief Financial Officer since October 2013. Previously, Gary served as Chief Accounting for WNR from 2003 until August 2005. From September 2005 to June 2007, he also served as the Company's Treasurer. Prior to joining WNR, Gary held various roles at Giant Industries. He has over 30 years experience in the refining and marketing industry. Gary holds at B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University.
Scott served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of WNR since May of 2014. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President of Marketing for WNR, where he oversaw the wholesale fuel business and rail operations. Mr. Stevens has worked in various commercial and operational roles in the petroleum industry including marketing, supply and trading, hedging and planning and economics for the last 15 years. Prior to that Scott was a small business owner and worked as a CPA in public accounting. He had also sat on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Scott received a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Arizona.
William serves as Chief Operating Officer of Franklin Mountain Investments. He also serves as a board member of Jordan Foster Construction. Previously, William served in various executive leadership roles at Hunt Companies, Inc., Security Capital Group, and Bohannon Development Corporation. William commenced his career as an audit and tax staff member with the international accounting firm of KPMG. William received a BBA from Texas Tech University and held a Certified Public Accountant license for approximately 35 years.
Audrey Robertson is a co-founder and the Chief Financial Officer of Franklin Mountain Energy. Previously, Audrey was a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Copper Trail Partners, LLC, an energy private equity platform-based Denver. For 13 years, Audrey was Partner and Senior Managing Director at the Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and prior to that, she was an Investment Banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of Bonanza Creek Energy, LLC (NYSE: BCEI) and Liberty Oil field Services (NYSE: LBRT) and was previously a Board Member at Extraction Oil and Gas, LLC (NASDAQ: XOG).
Ms. Robertson graduated Manga Cum Laude from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics. She holds a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Southern California and is a CPA in the State of Colorado (inactive).
Brandon White serves as Vice President of Corporate Development for Franklin Mountain Energy and joined the team in January 2019. Brandon has over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Brandon previously served as Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of One Energy Partners, LLC from March 2016 to January 2019. Prior to that, Brandon worked in private equity and investment banking with Leucadia National Corporation, Jefferies Capital Partners and BMO Capital Markets. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from The University of Texas.
Paul was one of the founders of WNR and served as the Company's Board Chairman from its inception to May 2017; Chairman of WNRL from October 2013 to May 2017; and Chairman of NTI from November 2013 until its sale to WNR in June 2016. He also served as WNR's President from September 2005 to February 2009 and Chief Executive Officer from September 2005 until January 2010. Paul serves as a director on the boards of Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC, Jordan Foster Construction, LLC, Vomaris Innovations, Inc., the El Paso branch of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, and WestStar Bank, based in El Paso. Previously, Mr. Foster served as the Chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents for four years and served as its Vice Chairman for eight years. He also served as the Chairman of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO). He has served, and currently serves, on boards and committees for numerous other civic and professional organizations. Paul has spent almost his entire career working in the refined petroleum product production and marketing industry. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Scott was also one of the founding partners of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. From 2000 to August 2005, he served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of WNR, and served as Chief Administrative Officer from 2005 to 2007 and interim Treasurer from 2009 to 2010. Scott serves on the board of directors of Encore Wire Corporation, a publicly-traded copper wire manufacturing company, Aventus Insurance Company, a privately-held insurance company and Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately-held medical device company. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Jeff was also one of the original founders of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of WNR and WNRL since January 2010 and October 2013, respectively. Previously, Jeff served in various senior management roles with WNR including, President, Chief Operating Officer. Prior to WNR, Jeff was a Senior Vice President for Giant Industries where he was responsible for all refined product supply and marketing activities. He also serves on the board of directors of Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately held medical device company. Jeff attended the University of Arizona.
Lowry served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of WNR, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for WNRL, and as a member of the board of directors for NTI. Lowry served as outside general counsel for WRC beginning in 1999 while in private practice. Lowry received his law degree from SMU in 1982 and a BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1979.
Jeff was Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations at WNR from 2010 to 2017 and held similar roles at WNRL since October 2013. Prior to that, he was Corporate Treasurer for FMC Technologies, a publicly-traded company which supplies technology services to the energy industry. Earlier, Jeff was Vice President of Corporate Development and Treasurer for Premcor, a $7 billion Blackstone Group-sponsored independent oil refiner. His career also includes serving as Vice President, Investment Banking at A. G. Edwards & Sons, where he was Head of the Energy Group, as well as working at Bankers Trust Company in New York and London as an Associate in Corporate Finance. Jeff had also served on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Jeff received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his MBA from the London Business School.
Gary served as the WNR’s Chief Financial Officer since August 2005 and WNRL’s Chief Financial Officer since October 2013. Previously, Gary served as Chief Accounting for WNR from 2003 until August 2005. From September 2005 to June 2007, he also served as the Company's Treasurer. Prior to joining WNR, Gary held various roles at Giant Industries. He has over 30 years experience in the refining and marketing industry. Gary holds at B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University.
Scott served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of WNR since May of 2014. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President of Marketing for WNR, where he oversaw the wholesale fuel business and rail operations. Mr. Stevens has worked in various commercial and operational roles in the petroleum industry including marketing, supply and trading, hedging and planning and economics for the last 15 years. Prior to that Scott was a small business owner and worked as a CPA in public accounting. He had also sat on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Scott received a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Arizona.
William serves as Chief Operating Officer of Franklin Mountain Investments. He also serves as a board member of Jordan Foster Construction. Previously, William served in various executive leadership roles at Hunt Companies, Inc., Security Capital Group, and Bohannon Development Corporation. William commenced his career as an audit and tax staff member with the international accounting firm of KPMG. William received a BBA from Texas Tech University and held a Certified Public Accountant license for approximately 35 years.
Audrey Robertson is a co-founder and the Chief Financial Officer of Franklin Mountain Energy. Previously, Audrey was a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Copper Trail Partners, LLC, an energy private equity platform-based Denver. For 13 years, Audrey was Partner and Senior Managing Director at the Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and prior to that, she was an Investment Banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of Bonanza Creek Energy, LLC (NYSE: BCEI) and Liberty Oil field Services (NYSE: LBRT) and was previously a Board Member at Extraction Oil and Gas, LLC (NASDAQ: XOG).
Ms. Robertson graduated Manga Cum Laude from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics. She holds a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Southern California and is a CPA in the State of Colorado (inactive).
Brandon White serves as Vice President of Corporate Development for Franklin Mountain Energy and joined the team in January 2019. Brandon has over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Brandon previously served as Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of One Energy Partners, LLC from March 2016 to January 2019. Prior to that, Brandon worked in private equity and investment banking with Leucadia National Corporation, Jefferies Capital Partners and BMO Capital Markets. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from The University of Texas.
Paul was one of the founders of WNR and served as the Company's Board Chairman from its inception to May 2017; Chairman of WNRL from October 2013 to May 2017; and Chairman of NTI from November 2013 until its sale to WNR in June 2016. He also served as WNR's President from September 2005 to February 2009 and Chief Executive Officer from September 2005 until January 2010. Paul serves as a director on the boards of Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC, Jordan Foster Construction, LLC, Vomaris Innovations, Inc., the El Paso branch of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, and WestStar Bank, based in El Paso. Previously, Mr. Foster served as the Chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents for four years and served as its Vice Chairman for eight years. He also served as the Chairman of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO). He has served, and currently serves, on boards and committees for numerous other civic and professional organizations. Paul has spent almost his entire career working in the refined petroleum product production and marketing industry. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Scott was also one of the founding partners of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. From 2000 to August 2005, he served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of WNR, and served as Chief Administrative Officer from 2005 to 2007 and interim Treasurer from 2009 to 2010. Scott serves on the board of directors of Encore Wire Corporation, a publicly-traded copper wire manufacturing company, Aventus Insurance Company, a privately-held insurance company and Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately-held medical device company. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Jeff was also one of the original founders of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of WNR and WNRL since January 2010 and October 2013, respectively. Previously, Jeff served in various senior management roles with WNR including, President, Chief Operating Officer. Prior to WNR, Jeff was a Senior Vice President for Giant Industries where he was responsible for all refined product supply and marketing activities. He also serves on the board of directors of Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately held medical device company. Jeff attended the University of Arizona.
Lowry served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of WNR, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for WNRL, and as a member of the board of directors for NTI. Lowry served as outside general counsel for WRC beginning in 1999 while in private practice. Lowry received his law degree from SMU in 1982 and a BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1979.
Jeff was Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations at WNR from 2010 to 2017 and held similar roles at WNRL since October 2013. Prior to that, he was Corporate Treasurer for FMC Technologies, a publicly-traded company which supplies technology services to the energy industry. Earlier, Jeff was Vice President of Corporate Development and Treasurer for Premcor, a $7 billion Blackstone Group-sponsored independent oil refiner. His career also includes serving as Vice President, Investment Banking at A. G. Edwards & Sons, where he was Head of the Energy Group, as well as working at Bankers Trust Company in New York and London as an Associate in Corporate Finance. Jeff had also served on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Jeff received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his MBA from the London Business School.
Gary served as the WNR’s Chief Financial Officer since August 2005 and WNRL’s Chief Financial Officer since October 2013. Previously, Gary served as Chief Accounting for WNR from 2003 until August 2005. From September 2005 to June 2007, he also served as the Company's Treasurer. Prior to joining WNR, Gary held various roles at Giant Industries. He has over 30 years experience in the refining and marketing industry. Gary holds at B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University.
Scott served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of WNR since May of 2014. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President of Marketing for WNR, where he oversaw the wholesale fuel business and rail operations. Mr. Stevens has worked in various commercial and operational roles in the petroleum industry including marketing, supply and trading, hedging and planning and economics for the last 15 years. Prior to that Scott was a small business owner and worked as a CPA in public accounting. He had also sat on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Scott received a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Arizona.
William serves as Chief Operating Officer of Franklin Mountain Investments. He also serves as a board member of Jordan Foster Construction. Previously, William served in various executive leadership roles at Hunt Companies, Inc., Security Capital Group, and Bohannon Development Corporation. William commenced his career as an audit and tax staff member with the international accounting firm of KPMG. William received a BBA from Texas Tech University and held a Certified Public Accountant license for approximately 35 years.
Audrey Robertson is a co-founder and the Chief Financial Officer of Franklin Mountain Energy. Previously, Audrey was a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Copper Trail Partners, LLC, an energy private equity platform-based Denver. For 13 years, Audrey was Partner and Senior Managing Director at the Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and prior to that, she was an Investment Banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of Bonanza Creek Energy, LLC (NYSE: BCEI) and Liberty Oil field Services (NYSE: LBRT) and was previously a Board Member at Extraction Oil and Gas, LLC (NASDAQ: XOG).
Ms. Robertson graduated Manga Cum Laude from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics. She holds a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Southern California and is a CPA in the State of Colorado (inactive).
Brandon White serves as Vice President of Corporate Development for Franklin Mountain Energy and joined the team in January 2019. Brandon has over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Brandon previously served as Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of One Energy Partners, LLC from March 2016 to January 2019. Prior to that, Brandon worked in private equity and investment banking with Leucadia National Corporation, Jefferies Capital Partners and BMO Capital Markets. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from The University of Texas.
Paul was one of the founders of WNR and served as the Company's Board Chairman from its inception to May 2017; Chairman of WNRL from October 2013 to May 2017; and Chairman of NTI from November 2013 until its sale to WNR in June 2016. He also served as WNR's President from September 2005 to February 2009 and Chief Executive Officer from September 2005 until January 2010. Paul serves as a director on the boards of Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC, Jordan Foster Construction, LLC, Vomaris Innovations, Inc., the El Paso branch of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, and WestStar Bank, based in El Paso. Previously, Mr. Foster served as the Chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents for four years and served as its Vice Chairman for eight years. He also served as the Chairman of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO). He has served, and currently serves, on boards and committees for numerous other civic and professional organizations. Paul has spent almost his entire career working in the refined petroleum product production and marketing industry. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Scott was also one of the founding partners of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. From 2000 to August 2005, he served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of WNR, and served as Chief Administrative Officer from 2005 to 2007 and interim Treasurer from 2009 to 2010. Scott serves on the board of directors of Encore Wire Corporation, a publicly-traded copper wire manufacturing company, Aventus Insurance Company, a privately-held insurance company and Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately-held medical device company. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Jeff was also one of the original founders of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of WNR and WNRL since January 2010 and October 2013, respectively. Previously, Jeff served in various senior management roles with WNR including, President, Chief Operating Officer. Prior to WNR, Jeff was a Senior Vice President for Giant Industries where he was responsible for all refined product supply and marketing activities. He also serves on the board of directors of Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately held medical device company. Jeff attended the University of Arizona.
Lowry served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of WNR, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for WNRL, and as a member of the board of directors for NTI. Lowry served as outside general counsel for WRC beginning in 1999 while in private practice. Lowry received his law degree from SMU in 1982 and a BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1979.
Jeff was Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations at WNR from 2010 to 2017 and held similar roles at WNRL since October 2013. Prior to that, he was Corporate Treasurer for FMC Technologies, a publicly-traded company which supplies technology services to the energy industry. Earlier, Jeff was Vice President of Corporate Development and Treasurer for Premcor, a $7 billion Blackstone Group-sponsored independent oil refiner. His career also includes serving as Vice President, Investment Banking at A. G. Edwards & Sons, where he was Head of the Energy Group, as well as working at Bankers Trust Company in New York and London as an Associate in Corporate Finance. Jeff had also served on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Jeff received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his MBA from the London Business School.
Gary served as the WNR’s Chief Financial Officer since August 2005 and WNRL’s Chief Financial Officer since October 2013. Previously, Gary served as Chief Accounting for WNR from 2003 until August 2005. From September 2005 to June 2007, he also served as the Company's Treasurer. Prior to joining WNR, Gary held various roles at Giant Industries. He has over 30 years experience in the refining and marketing industry. Gary holds at B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University.
Scott served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of WNR since May of 2014. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President of Marketing for WNR, where he oversaw the wholesale fuel business and rail operations. Mr. Stevens has worked in various commercial and operational roles in the petroleum industry including marketing, supply and trading, hedging and planning and economics for the last 15 years. Prior to that Scott was a small business owner and worked as a CPA in public accounting. He had also sat on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Scott received a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Arizona.
William serves as Chief Operating Officer of Franklin Mountain Investments. He also serves as a board member of Jordan Foster Construction. Previously, William served in various executive leadership roles at Hunt Companies, Inc., Security Capital Group, and Bohannon Development Corporation. William commenced his career as an audit and tax staff member with the international accounting firm of KPMG. William received a BBA from Texas Tech University and held a Certified Public Accountant license for approximately 35 years.
Audrey Robertson is a co-founder and the Chief Financial Officer of Franklin Mountain Energy. Previously, Audrey was a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Copper Trail Partners, LLC, an energy private equity platform-based Denver. For 13 years, Audrey was Partner and Senior Managing Director at the Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and prior to that, she was an Investment Banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of Bonanza Creek Energy, LLC (NYSE: BCEI) and Liberty Oil field Services (NYSE: LBRT) and was previously a Board Member at Extraction Oil and Gas, LLC (NASDAQ: XOG).
Ms. Robertson graduated Manga Cum Laude from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics. She holds a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Southern California and is a CPA in the State of Colorado (inactive).
Brandon White serves as Vice President of Corporate Development for Franklin Mountain Energy and joined the team in January 2019. Brandon has over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Brandon previously served as Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of One Energy Partners, LLC from March 2016 to January 2019. Prior to that, Brandon worked in private equity and investment banking with Leucadia National Corporation, Jefferies Capital Partners and BMO Capital Markets. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from The University of Texas.
Paul was one of the founders of WNR and served as the Company's Board Chairman from its inception to May 2017; Chairman of WNRL from October 2013 to May 2017; and Chairman of NTI from November 2013 until its sale to WNR in June 2016. He also served as WNR's President from September 2005 to February 2009 and Chief Executive Officer from September 2005 until January 2010. Paul serves as a director on the boards of Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC, Jordan Foster Construction, LLC, Vomaris Innovations, Inc., the El Paso branch of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, and WestStar Bank, based in El Paso. Previously, Mr. Foster served as the Chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents for four years and served as its Vice Chairman for eight years. He also served as the Chairman of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO). He has served, and currently serves, on boards and committees for numerous other civic and professional organizations. Paul has spent almost his entire career working in the refined petroleum product production and marketing industry. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Scott was also one of the founding partners of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. From 2000 to August 2005, he served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of WNR, and served as Chief Administrative Officer from 2005 to 2007 and interim Treasurer from 2009 to 2010. Scott serves on the board of directors of Encore Wire Corporation, a publicly-traded copper wire manufacturing company, Aventus Insurance Company, a privately-held insurance company and Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately-held medical device company. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Jeff was also one of the original founders of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of WNR and WNRL since January 2010 and October 2013, respectively. Previously, Jeff served in various senior management roles with WNR including, President, Chief Operating Officer. Prior to WNR, Jeff was a Senior Vice President for Giant Industries where he was responsible for all refined product supply and marketing activities. He also serves on the board of directors of Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately held medical device company. Jeff attended the University of Arizona.
Lowry served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of WNR, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for WNRL, and as a member of the board of directors for NTI. Lowry served as outside general counsel for WRC beginning in 1999 while in private practice. Lowry received his law degree from SMU in 1982 and a BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1979.
Jeff was Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations at WNR from 2010 to 2017 and held similar roles at WNRL since October 2013. Prior to that, he was Corporate Treasurer for FMC Technologies, a publicly-traded company which supplies technology services to the energy industry. Earlier, Jeff was Vice President of Corporate Development and Treasurer for Premcor, a $7 billion Blackstone Group-sponsored independent oil refiner. His career also includes serving as Vice President, Investment Banking at A. G. Edwards & Sons, where he was Head of the Energy Group, as well as working at Bankers Trust Company in New York and London as an Associate in Corporate Finance. Jeff had also served on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Jeff received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his MBA from the London Business School.
Gary served as the WNR’s Chief Financial Officer since August 2005 and WNRL’s Chief Financial Officer since October 2013. Previously, Gary served as Chief Accounting for WNR from 2003 until August 2005. From September 2005 to June 2007, he also served as the Company's Treasurer. Prior to joining WNR, Gary held various roles at Giant Industries. He has over 30 years experience in the refining and marketing industry. Gary holds at B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University.
Scott served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of WNR since May of 2014. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President of Marketing for WNR, where he oversaw the wholesale fuel business and rail operations. Mr. Stevens has worked in various commercial and operational roles in the petroleum industry including marketing, supply and trading, hedging and planning and economics for the last 15 years. Prior to that Scott was a small business owner and worked as a CPA in public accounting. He had also sat on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Scott received a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Arizona.
William serves as Chief Operating Officer of Franklin Mountain Investments. He also serves as a board member of Jordan Foster Construction. Previously, William served in various executive leadership roles at Hunt Companies, Inc., Security Capital Group, and Bohannon Development Corporation. William commenced his career as an audit and tax staff member with the international accounting firm of KPMG. William received a BBA from Texas Tech University and held a Certified Public Accountant license for approximately 35 years.
Audrey Robertson is a co-founder and the Chief Financial Officer of Franklin Mountain Energy. Previously, Audrey was a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Copper Trail Partners, LLC, an energy private equity platform-based Denver. For 13 years, Audrey was Partner and Senior Managing Director at the Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and prior to that, she was an Investment Banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of Bonanza Creek Energy, LLC (NYSE: BCEI) and Liberty Oil field Services (NYSE: LBRT) and was previously a Board Member at Extraction Oil and Gas, LLC (NASDAQ: XOG).
Ms. Robertson graduated Manga Cum Laude from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics. She holds a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Southern California and is a CPA in the State of Colorado (inactive).
Brandon White serves as Vice President of Corporate Development for Franklin Mountain Energy and joined the team in January 2019. Brandon has over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Brandon previously served as Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of One Energy Partners, LLC from March 2016 to January 2019. Prior to that, Brandon worked in private equity and investment banking with Leucadia National Corporation, Jefferies Capital Partners and BMO Capital Markets. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from The University of Texas.
Paul was one of the founders of WNR and served as the Company's Board Chairman from its inception to May 2017; Chairman of WNRL from October 2013 to May 2017; and Chairman of NTI from November 2013 until its sale to WNR in June 2016. He also served as WNR's President from September 2005 to February 2009 and Chief Executive Officer from September 2005 until January 2010. Paul serves as a director on the boards of Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC, Jordan Foster Construction, LLC, Vomaris Innovations, Inc., the El Paso branch of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, and WestStar Bank, based in El Paso. Previously, Mr. Foster served as the Chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents for four years and served as its Vice Chairman for eight years. He also served as the Chairman of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO). He has served, and currently serves, on boards and committees for numerous other civic and professional organizations. Paul has spent almost his entire career working in the refined petroleum product production and marketing industry. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Scott was also one of the founding partners of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. From 2000 to August 2005, he served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of WNR, and served as Chief Administrative Officer from 2005 to 2007 and interim Treasurer from 2009 to 2010. Scott serves on the board of directors of Encore Wire Corporation, a publicly-traded copper wire manufacturing company, Aventus Insurance Company, a privately-held insurance company and Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately-held medical device company. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Jeff was also one of the original founders of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of WNR and WNRL since January 2010 and October 2013, respectively. Previously, Jeff served in various senior management roles with WNR including, President, Chief Operating Officer. Prior to WNR, Jeff was a Senior Vice President for Giant Industries where he was responsible for all refined product supply and marketing activities. He also serves on the board of directors of Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately held medical device company. Jeff attended the University of Arizona.
Lowry served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of WNR, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for WNRL, and as a member of the board of directors for NTI. Lowry served as outside general counsel for WRC beginning in 1999 while in private practice. Lowry received his law degree from SMU in 1982 and a BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1979.
Jeff was Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations at WNR from 2010 to 2017 and held similar roles at WNRL since October 2013. Prior to that, he was Corporate Treasurer for FMC Technologies, a publicly-traded company which supplies technology services to the energy industry. Earlier, Jeff was Vice President of Corporate Development and Treasurer for Premcor, a $7 billion Blackstone Group-sponsored independent oil refiner. His career also includes serving as Vice President, Investment Banking at A. G. Edwards & Sons, where he was Head of the Energy Group, as well as working at Bankers Trust Company in New York and London as an Associate in Corporate Finance. Jeff had also served on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Jeff received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his MBA from the London Business School.
Gary served as the WNR’s Chief Financial Officer since August 2005 and WNRL’s Chief Financial Officer since October 2013. Previously, Gary served as Chief Accounting for WNR from 2003 until August 2005. From September 2005 to June 2007, he also served as the Company's Treasurer. Prior to joining WNR, Gary held various roles at Giant Industries. He has over 30 years experience in the refining and marketing industry. Gary holds at B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University.
Scott served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of WNR since May of 2014. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President of Marketing for WNR, where he oversaw the wholesale fuel business and rail operations. Mr. Stevens has worked in various commercial and operational roles in the petroleum industry including marketing, supply and trading, hedging and planning and economics for the last 15 years. Prior to that Scott was a small business owner and worked as a CPA in public accounting. He had also sat on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Scott received a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Arizona.
William serves as Chief Operating Officer of Franklin Mountain Investments. He also serves as a board member of Jordan Foster Construction. Previously, William served in various executive leadership roles at Hunt Companies, Inc., Security Capital Group, and Bohannon Development Corporation. William commenced his career as an audit and tax staff member with the international accounting firm of KPMG. William received a BBA from Texas Tech University and held a Certified Public Accountant license for approximately 35 years.
Audrey Robertson is a co-founder and the Chief Financial Officer of Franklin Mountain Energy. Previously, Audrey was a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Copper Trail Partners, LLC, an energy private equity platform-based Denver. For 13 years, Audrey was Partner and Senior Managing Director at the Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and prior to that, she was an Investment Banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of Bonanza Creek Energy, LLC (NYSE: BCEI) and Liberty Oil field Services (NYSE: LBRT) and was previously a Board Member at Extraction Oil and Gas, LLC (NASDAQ: XOG).
Ms. Robertson graduated Manga Cum Laude from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics. She holds a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Southern California and is a CPA in the State of Colorado (inactive).
Brandon White serves as Vice President of Corporate Development for Franklin Mountain Energy and joined the team in January 2019. Brandon has over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Brandon previously served as Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of One Energy Partners, LLC from March 2016 to January 2019. Prior to that, Brandon worked in private equity and investment banking with Leucadia National Corporation, Jefferies Capital Partners and BMO Capital Markets. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from The University of Texas.
Paul was one of the founders of WNR and served as the Company's Board Chairman from its inception to May 2017; Chairman of WNRL from October 2013 to May 2017; and Chairman of NTI from November 2013 until its sale to WNR in June 2016. He also served as WNR's President from September 2005 to February 2009 and Chief Executive Officer from September 2005 until January 2010. Paul serves as a director on the boards of Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC, Jordan Foster Construction, LLC, Vomaris Innovations, Inc., the El Paso branch of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, and WestStar Bank, based in El Paso. Previously, Mr. Foster served as the Chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents for four years and served as its Vice Chairman for eight years. He also served as the Chairman of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO). He has served, and currently serves, on boards and committees for numerous other civic and professional organizations. Paul has spent almost his entire career working in the refined petroleum product production and marketing industry. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Scott was also one of the founding partners of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. From 2000 to August 2005, he served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of WNR, and served as Chief Administrative Officer from 2005 to 2007 and interim Treasurer from 2009 to 2010. Scott serves on the board of directors of Encore Wire Corporation, a publicly-traded copper wire manufacturing company, Aventus Insurance Company, a privately-held insurance company and Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately-held medical device company. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Jeff was also one of the original founders of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of WNR and WNRL since January 2010 and October 2013, respectively. Previously, Jeff served in various senior management roles with WNR including, President, Chief Operating Officer. Prior to WNR, Jeff was a Senior Vice President for Giant Industries where he was responsible for all refined product supply and marketing activities. He also serves on the board of directors of Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately held medical device company. Jeff attended the University of Arizona.
Lowry served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of WNR, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for WNRL, and as a member of the board of directors for NTI. Lowry served as outside general counsel for WRC beginning in 1999 while in private practice. Lowry received his law degree from SMU in 1982 and a BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1979.
Jeff was Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations at WNR from 2010 to 2017 and held similar roles at WNRL since October 2013. Prior to that, he was Corporate Treasurer for FMC Technologies, a publicly-traded company which supplies technology services to the energy industry. Earlier, Jeff was Vice President of Corporate Development and Treasurer for Premcor, a $7 billion Blackstone Group-sponsored independent oil refiner. His career also includes serving as Vice President, Investment Banking at A. G. Edwards & Sons, where he was Head of the Energy Group, as well as working at Bankers Trust Company in New York and London as an Associate in Corporate Finance. Jeff had also served on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Jeff received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his MBA from the London Business School.
Gary served as the WNR’s Chief Financial Officer since August 2005 and WNRL’s Chief Financial Officer since October 2013. Previously, Gary served as Chief Accounting for WNR from 2003 until August 2005. From September 2005 to June 2007, he also served as the Company's Treasurer. Prior to joining WNR, Gary held various roles at Giant Industries. He has over 30 years experience in the refining and marketing industry. Gary holds at B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University.
Scott served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of WNR since May of 2014. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President of Marketing for WNR, where he oversaw the wholesale fuel business and rail operations. Mr. Stevens has worked in various commercial and operational roles in the petroleum industry including marketing, supply and trading, hedging and planning and economics for the last 15 years. Prior to that Scott was a small business owner and worked as a CPA in public accounting. He had also sat on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Scott received a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Arizona.
William serves as Chief Operating Officer of Franklin Mountain Investments. He also serves as a board member of Jordan Foster Construction. Previously, William served in various executive leadership roles at Hunt Companies, Inc., Security Capital Group, and Bohannon Development Corporation. William commenced his career as an audit and tax staff member with the international accounting firm of KPMG. William received a BBA from Texas Tech University and held a Certified Public Accountant license for approximately 35 years.
Audrey Robertson is a co-founder and the Chief Financial Officer of Franklin Mountain Energy. Previously, Audrey was a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Copper Trail Partners, LLC, an energy private equity platform-based Denver. For 13 years, Audrey was Partner and Senior Managing Director at the Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and prior to that, she was an Investment Banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of Bonanza Creek Energy, LLC (NYSE: BCEI) and Liberty Oil field Services (NYSE: LBRT) and was previously a Board Member at Extraction Oil and Gas, LLC (NASDAQ: XOG).
Ms. Robertson graduated Manga Cum Laude from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics. She holds a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Southern California and is a CPA in the State of Colorado (inactive).
Brandon White serves as Vice President of Corporate Development for Franklin Mountain Energy and joined the team in January 2019. Brandon has over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Brandon previously served as Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of One Energy Partners, LLC from March 2016 to January 2019. Prior to that, Brandon worked in private equity and investment banking with Leucadia National Corporation, Jefferies Capital Partners and BMO Capital Markets. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from The University of Texas.
Paul was one of the founders of WNR and served as the Company's Board Chairman from its inception to May 2017; Chairman of WNRL from October 2013 to May 2017; and Chairman of NTI from November 2013 until its sale to WNR in June 2016. He also served as WNR's President from September 2005 to February 2009 and Chief Executive Officer from September 2005 until January 2010. Paul serves as a director on the boards of Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC, Jordan Foster Construction, LLC, Vomaris Innovations, Inc., the El Paso branch of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, and WestStar Bank, based in El Paso. Previously, Mr. Foster served as the Chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents for four years and served as its Vice Chairman for eight years. He also served as the Chairman of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO). He has served, and currently serves, on boards and committees for numerous other civic and professional organizations. Paul has spent almost his entire career working in the refined petroleum product production and marketing industry. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Scott was also one of the founding partners of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. From 2000 to August 2005, he served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of WNR, and served as Chief Administrative Officer from 2005 to 2007 and interim Treasurer from 2009 to 2010. Scott serves on the board of directors of Encore Wire Corporation, a publicly-traded copper wire manufacturing company, Aventus Insurance Company, a privately-held insurance company and Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately-held medical device company. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Jeff was also one of the original founders of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of WNR and WNRL since January 2010 and October 2013, respectively. Previously, Jeff served in various senior management roles with WNR including, President, Chief Operating Officer. Prior to WNR, Jeff was a Senior Vice President for Giant Industries where he was responsible for all refined product supply and marketing activities. He also serves on the board of directors of Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately held medical device company. Jeff attended the University of Arizona.
Lowry served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of WNR, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for WNRL, and as a member of the board of directors for NTI. Lowry served as outside general counsel for WRC beginning in 1999 while in private practice. Lowry received his law degree from SMU in 1982 and a BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1979.
Jeff was Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations at WNR from 2010 to 2017 and held similar roles at WNRL since October 2013. Prior to that, he was Corporate Treasurer for FMC Technologies, a publicly-traded company which supplies technology services to the energy industry. Earlier, Jeff was Vice President of Corporate Development and Treasurer for Premcor, a $7 billion Blackstone Group-sponsored independent oil refiner. His career also includes serving as Vice President, Investment Banking at A. G. Edwards & Sons, where he was Head of the Energy Group, as well as working at Bankers Trust Company in New York and London as an Associate in Corporate Finance. Jeff had also served on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Jeff received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his MBA from the London Business School.
Gary served as the WNR’s Chief Financial Officer since August 2005 and WNRL’s Chief Financial Officer since October 2013. Previously, Gary served as Chief Accounting for WNR from 2003 until August 2005. From September 2005 to June 2007, he also served as the Company's Treasurer. Prior to joining WNR, Gary held various roles at Giant Industries. He has over 30 years experience in the refining and marketing industry. Gary holds at B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University.
Scott served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of WNR since May of 2014. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President of Marketing for WNR, where he oversaw the wholesale fuel business and rail operations. Mr. Stevens has worked in various commercial and operational roles in the petroleum industry including marketing, supply and trading, hedging and planning and economics for the last 15 years. Prior to that Scott was a small business owner and worked as a CPA in public accounting. He had also sat on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Scott received a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Arizona.
William serves as Chief Operating Officer of Franklin Mountain Investments. He also serves as a board member of Jordan Foster Construction. Previously, William served in various executive leadership roles at Hunt Companies, Inc., Security Capital Group, and Bohannon Development Corporation. William commenced his career as an audit and tax staff member with the international accounting firm of KPMG. William received a BBA from Texas Tech University and held a Certified Public Accountant license for approximately 35 years.
Audrey Robertson is a co-founder and the Chief Financial Officer of Franklin Mountain Energy. Previously, Audrey was a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Copper Trail Partners, LLC, an energy private equity platform-based Denver. For 13 years, Audrey was Partner and Senior Managing Director at the Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and prior to that, she was an Investment Banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of Bonanza Creek Energy, LLC (NYSE: BCEI) and Liberty Oil field Services (NYSE: LBRT) and was previously a Board Member at Extraction Oil and Gas, LLC (NASDAQ: XOG).
Ms. Robertson graduated Manga Cum Laude from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics. She holds a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Southern California and is a CPA in the State of Colorado (inactive).
Brandon White serves as Vice President of Corporate Development for Franklin Mountain Energy and joined the team in January 2019. Brandon has over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Brandon previously served as Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of One Energy Partners, LLC from March 2016 to January 2019. Prior to that, Brandon worked in private equity and investment banking with Leucadia National Corporation, Jefferies Capital Partners and BMO Capital Markets. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from The University of Texas.
Paul was one of the founders of WNR and served as the Company's Board Chairman from its inception to May 2017; Chairman of WNRL from October 2013 to May 2017; and Chairman of NTI from November 2013 until its sale to WNR in June 2016. He also served as WNR's President from September 2005 to February 2009 and Chief Executive Officer from September 2005 until January 2010. Paul serves as a director on the boards of Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC, Jordan Foster Construction, LLC, Vomaris Innovations, Inc., the El Paso branch of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, and WestStar Bank, based in El Paso. Previously, Mr. Foster served as the Chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents for four years and served as its Vice Chairman for eight years. He also served as the Chairman of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO). He has served, and currently serves, on boards and committees for numerous other civic and professional organizations. Paul has spent almost his entire career working in the refined petroleum product production and marketing industry. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Scott was also one of the founding partners of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. From 2000 to August 2005, he served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of WNR, and served as Chief Administrative Officer from 2005 to 2007 and interim Treasurer from 2009 to 2010. Scott serves on the board of directors of Encore Wire Corporation, a publicly-traded copper wire manufacturing company, Aventus Insurance Company, a privately-held insurance company and Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately-held medical device company. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Jeff was also one of the original founders of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of WNR and WNRL since January 2010 and October 2013, respectively. Previously, Jeff served in various senior management roles with WNR including, President, Chief Operating Officer. Prior to WNR, Jeff was a Senior Vice President for Giant Industries where he was responsible for all refined product supply and marketing activities. He also serves on the board of directors of Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately held medical device company. Jeff attended the University of Arizona.
Lowry served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of WNR, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for WNRL, and as a member of the board of directors for NTI. Lowry served as outside general counsel for WRC beginning in 1999 while in private practice. Lowry received his law degree from SMU in 1982 and a BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1979.
Jeff was Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations at WNR from 2010 to 2017 and held similar roles at WNRL since October 2013. Prior to that, he was Corporate Treasurer for FMC Technologies, a publicly-traded company which supplies technology services to the energy industry. Earlier, Jeff was Vice President of Corporate Development and Treasurer for Premcor, a $7 billion Blackstone Group-sponsored independent oil refiner. His career also includes serving as Vice President, Investment Banking at A. G. Edwards & Sons, where he was Head of the Energy Group, as well as working at Bankers Trust Company in New York and London as an Associate in Corporate Finance. Jeff had also served on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Jeff received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his MBA from the London Business School.
Gary served as the WNR’s Chief Financial Officer since August 2005 and WNRL’s Chief Financial Officer since October 2013. Previously, Gary served as Chief Accounting for WNR from 2003 until August 2005. From September 2005 to June 2007, he also served as the Company's Treasurer. Prior to joining WNR, Gary held various roles at Giant Industries. He has over 30 years experience in the refining and marketing industry. Gary holds at B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University.
Scott served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of WNR since May of 2014. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President of Marketing for WNR, where he oversaw the wholesale fuel business and rail operations. Mr. Stevens has worked in various commercial and operational roles in the petroleum industry including marketing, supply and trading, hedging and planning and economics for the last 15 years. Prior to that Scott was a small business owner and worked as a CPA in public accounting. He had also sat on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Scott received a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Arizona.
William serves as Chief Operating Officer of Franklin Mountain Investments. He also serves as a board member of Jordan Foster Construction. Previously, William served in various executive leadership roles at Hunt Companies, Inc., Security Capital Group, and Bohannon Development Corporation. William commenced his career as an audit and tax staff member with the international accounting firm of KPMG. William received a BBA from Texas Tech University and held a Certified Public Accountant license for approximately 35 years.
Audrey Robertson is a co-founder and the Chief Financial Officer of Franklin Mountain Energy. Previously, Audrey was a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Copper Trail Partners, LLC, an energy private equity platform-based Denver. For 13 years, Audrey was Partner and Senior Managing Director at the Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and prior to that, she was an Investment Banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of Bonanza Creek Energy, LLC (NYSE: BCEI) and Liberty Oil field Services (NYSE: LBRT) and was previously a Board Member at Extraction Oil and Gas, LLC (NASDAQ: XOG).
Ms. Robertson graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics. She holds a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Southern California and is a CPA in the State of Colorado (inactive).
Brandon White serves as Vice President of Corporate Development for Franklin Mountain Energy and joined the team in January 2019. Brandon has over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Brandon previously served as Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of One Energy Partners, LLC from March 2016 to January 2019. Prior to that, Brandon worked in private equity and investment banking with Leucadia National Corporation, Jefferies Capital Partners and BMO Capital Markets. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from The University of Texas.
Paul was one of the founders of WNR and served as the Company's Board Chairman from its inception to May 2017; Chairman of WNRL from October 2013 to May 2017; and Chairman of NTI from November 2013 until its sale to WNR in June 2016. He also served as WNR's President from September 2005 to February 2009 and Chief Executive Officer from September 2005 until January 2010. Paul serves as a director on the boards of Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC, Jordan Foster Construction, LLC, Vomaris Innovations, Inc., the El Paso branch of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, and WestStar Bank, based in El Paso. Previously, Mr. Foster served as the Chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents for four years and served as its Vice Chairman for eight years. He also served as the Chairman of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO). He has served, and currently serves, on boards and committees for numerous other civic and professional organizations. Paul has spent almost his entire career working in the refined petroleum product production and marketing industry. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Scott was also one of the founding partners of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. From 2000 to August 2005, he served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of WNR, and served as Chief Administrative Officer from 2005 to 2007 and interim Treasurer from 2009 to 2010. Scott serves on the board of directors of Encore Wire Corporation, a publicly-traded copper wire manufacturing company, Aventus Insurance Company, a privately-held insurance company and Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately-held medical device company. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Jeff was also one of the original founders of WNR and has served as a director of WNR and WNRL since September 2005 and October 2013, respectively. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of WNR and WNRL since January 2010 and October 2013, respectively. Previously, Jeff served in various senior management roles with WNR including, President, Chief Operating Officer. Prior to WNR, Jeff was a Senior Vice President for Giant Industries where he was responsible for all refined product supply and marketing activities. He also serves on the board of directors of Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately held medical device company. Jeff attended the University of Arizona.
Lowry served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of WNR, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for WNRL, and as a member of the board of directors for NTI. Lowry served as outside general counsel for WRC beginning in 1999 while in private practice. Lowry received his law degree from SMU in 1982 and a BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1979.
Jeff was Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations at WNR from 2010 to 2017 and held similar roles at WNRL since October 2013. Prior to that, he was Corporate Treasurer for FMC Technologies, a publicly-traded company which supplies technology services to the energy industry. Earlier, Jeff was Vice President of Corporate Development and Treasurer for Premcor, a $7 billion Blackstone Group-sponsored independent oil refiner. His career also includes serving as Vice President, Investment Banking at A. G. Edwards & Sons, where he was Head of the Energy Group, as well as working at Bankers Trust Company in New York and London as an Associate in Corporate Finance. Jeff had also served on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Jeff received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his MBA from the London Business School.
Gary served as the WNR’s Chief Financial Officer since August 2005 and WNRL’s Chief Financial Officer since October 2013. Previously, Gary served as Chief Accounting for WNR from 2003 until August 2005. From September 2005 to June 2007, he also served as the Company's Treasurer. Prior to joining WNR, Gary held various roles at Giant Industries. He has over 30 years experience in the refining and marketing industry. Gary holds at B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University.
Scott served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of WNR since May of 2014. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President of Marketing for WNR, where he oversaw the wholesale fuel business and rail operations. Mr. Stevens has worked in various commercial and operational roles in the petroleum industry including marketing, supply and trading, hedging and planning and economics for the last 15 years. Prior to that Scott was a small business owner and worked as a CPA in public accounting. He had also sat on the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. Scott received a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Arizona.
William serves as Chief Operating Officer of Franklin Mountain Investments. He also serves as a board member of Jordan Foster Construction. Previously, William served in various executive leadership roles at Hunt Companies, Inc., Security Capital Group, and Bohannon Development Corporation. William commenced his career as an audit and tax staff member with the international accounting firm of KPMG. William received a BBA from Texas Tech University and held a Certified Public Accountant license for approximately 35 years.
Audrey Robertson is a co-founder and the Chief Financial Officer of Franklin Mountain Energy. Previously, Audrey was a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Copper Trail Partners, LLC, an energy private equity platform-based Denver. For 13 years, Audrey was Partner and Senior Managing Director at the Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and prior to that, she was an Investment Banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of Bonanza Creek Energy, LLC (NYSE: BCEI) and Liberty Oil field Services (NYSE: LBRT) and was previously a Board Member at Extraction Oil and Gas, LLC (NASDAQ: XOG).
Ms. Robertson graduated Manga Cum Laude from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics. She holds a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Southern California and is a CPA in the State of Colorado (inactive).
Brandon White serves as Vice President of Corporate Development for Franklin Mountain Energy and joined the team in January 2019. Brandon has over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Brandon previously served as Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of One Energy Partners, LLC from March 2016 to January 2019. Prior to that, Brandon worked in private equity and investment banking with Leucadia National Corporation, Jefferies Capital Partners and BMO Capital Markets. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from The University of Texas.
