HF Sinclair Corporation (NYSE:DINO) (“HF Sinclair”) today announced the appointment of Atanas H. Atanasov as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HF Sinclair effective September 30, 2022, and Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:HEP) (“HEP”) today announced the appointment of Michael C. Jennings as President of Holly Logistic Services, L.L.C. (“HLS”) effective today. HLS is the ultimate general partner of HEP.
Mr. Atanasov currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Lummus Technology LLC, a global chemical technologies company for the petrochemical and energy industries, a position he has held since April 2022. Prior to joining Lummus, Mr. Atanasov served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Kraton Corporation, a NYSE listed specialty chemical company, from May 2019 until its merger with DL Holdings in March 2022. Prior to joining Kraton, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC, a wholesale distributor of motor fuels, from February 2016 to May 2019. Prior to then, Mr. Atanasov served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of NGL Energy Partners LP, a NYSE listed MLP, from May 2013 to February 2016, as Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer from September 2012 to May 2013 and as Vice President and Treasurer from November 2011 to September 2012. Prior to joining NGL, he held various finance roles of increasing responsibility with GE Capital from January 2003 to November 2011. He is a registered Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Jennings also currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of HF Sinclair and the Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of HLS.
Richard L. Voliva III, who served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HF Sinclair and President of HLS, agreed to a mutual separation with HF Sinclair and HLS effective today.
“We want to thank Rich for his many years of service and contributions to HF Sinclair and HEP. Looking forward, we are excited that Atanas will be joining our executive leadership team,” said Mr. Jennings. “Atanas brings over 25 years of disciplined financial leadership experience in the energy and petrochemical industries and will be a valuable contributor as we continue to position HF Sinclair for the future.”
