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Adams Resources’ strategy is to enhance shareholder value through providing competitive crude oil marketing and transportation services from petroleum producing companies to the refining community, as well as provide safe, reliable and competitive transportation services to customers throughout the U.S, Canada, and Mexico. Adams’ business principles are founded on honesty and integrity and the Company maintains and cultivates an entrepreneurial spirt throughout the organization. Adams believes that strong relationships with its customers and vendors are keys to success for both Adams and its constituents. Additionally, the Company is committed to paying a consistent and reliable dividend.
KEVIN ROYCRAFT
Chief Executive Officer & President
Board Member
GREG MILLS
President of GulfMark Energy, Inc.
WADE HARRISON
President of Service Transport
TRACY OHMART
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
MIKE LEGGIO
Chief Operating Officer
TOWNES PRESSLER
Chairman of the Board
DENNIS DOMINIC
Board Committee Membership: Compensation, Nomination & Governance & Investment (Chairman)
MICHELLE EARLEY
Board Committee Membership: Nomination & Governance (Chairman) and Investment
RICHARD JENNER
Board Committee Membership: Audit, Compensation (Chairman), and Investment
JOHN NIEMANN
Board Committee Membership: Audit (Chairman), Compensation and Investment
MURRAY BRASSEUX
Board Committee Membership: Audit, Compensation and Nomination & Governance
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Mr. Roycraft currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of Adams Resources & Energy, Inc., and has served in these capacities since January 2020. He joined the Company in November 2017 as President of Service Transport Company, in which he served in that capacity until January 2020. In August 2019, he was appointed Interim President of GulfMark Energy, Inc., in which he served in that capacity until March 2020. Prior to joining the Company in 2017, Mr. Roycraft served as Executive Vice President for Dana Transport Inc. from January 2016 through November 2017. From November 2012 through October 2015, he was President and CEO of Aveda Transportation and Energy Services. Mr. Roycraft holds a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership and Supervision from Purdue University.
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Mr. Mills currently serves as President of GulfMark Energy, Inc., and has served in that capacity since March 2020. He has more than 30 years of experience in the midstream business, including significant expertise and leadership in crude oil marketing and related operations. Prior to joining GulfMark Energy, Inc. in March 2020, Mr. Mills was Executive Vice President of Commercial Operations at Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. from October 2017 through December 2019 where he was responsible for a multi-billion-dollar crude oil business spanning the Dakotas, Oklahoma, Texas, Midwest and Gulf Coast. Prior to joining Energy Transfer Partners, Mr. Mills was with Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. from 1998 through October 2017, where he held positions of increasing responsibility that culminated in his role as Vice President of Crude Oil Pipelines & Terminals. Mr. Mills holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Northeastern State University.
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Mr. Harrison currently serves as President of Service Transport Company, and has served in that capacity since January 2020. Mr. Harrison joined Service Transport Company in August 2018 as Vice President of Sales and has 20 years of experience in transportation and logistics operations, management and leadership. Prior to joining Service Transport Company, Mr. Harrison was with Groendyke Transport, Inc. from January 2010 to August 2018, where he held positions of increasing responsibility, culminating in his role as Vice President of Gulf Coast Operations. He began his career in transportation and logistics in 2003 with CTL Distribution Logistics, LLC, where he served as Vice President of National Accounts. Mr. Harrison holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Sam Houston State University.
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Mr. Ohmart currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and has served in these capacities since June 2018, when he joined the Company. He was previously with Horn Solutions, Inc. from 2017 to June 2018, and prior to that, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Bulk Terminals USA, Inc. from 2012 to 2016. Mr. Ohmart was Assistant Controller for Southwestern Energy Company from 2010 to 2012 and Assistant Controller for EPCO, Inc. from 2005 to 2009. Prior to that, he held various accounting, finance, management and special projects positions with increasing responsibilities with TEPPCO Partners, L.P. from 2001 to 2005, and ARCO Pipe Line Company from 1989 to 2001. Mr. Ohmart holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Kansas. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas.
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Mr. Leggio currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of Adams Resources & Energy, Inc., and has served in that capacity since October 2022. He joined the Company in September 2014 as Vice President of Operations of Service Transport Company, in which he served in that capacity until January 2020. He was then appointed Senior Vice President of Operations of Adams Resources & Energy Inc., in which he served in that capacity until October 2022. Prior to joining the Company in 2014, Mr. Leggio spent 19 years at Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. where he served as Senior Manager of the southern region of the United States as well as many other management and leadership positions. He also led many special projects throughout the transportation division over the years. Mr. Leggio holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Supervision with a minor in Manufacturing from the University of Houston.
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Mr. Pressler has served as a director since 2011, and he is Chairman of the Board of the Company and has served in this capacity since September 2017, when he was appointed Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board. Effective December 31, 2019, he retired from the position of Executive Chairman. Mr. Pressler is President and founder of Tepee Petroleum Company, an independent oil and gas producer based in Houston that he founded in 1978. In 1985, he founded and is currently chairman of VSO Inc. (formerly Pressler Petroleum Consultants, Inc.), which provides engineering consulting services. Prior to 1985, Mr. Pressler was President of Philip Hill Energy, President of Republic Oil and Gas Corp., and Chief Petroleum Engineer for Barnhart Co. after his initial years with ExxonMobil. Mr. Pressler is a 1959 graduate of the University of Texas and holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering and is a Registered Professional Engineer.
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Mr. Dominic has served as a director since 2019, and he has more than 40 years of experience in the energy industry in the areas of refining, marketing and trading. He retired from Valero Energy Corporation (“Valero”) in July 2019 where he served as Vice President of Domestic Crude Supply and Trading from January 2002 until his retirement. Prior to his more than 17 years of service at Valero, Mr. Dominic worked at and enjoyed increasing levels of responsibility at Conoco, Inc., Horizon Trading Company and Sigmor Refining Company (“Sigmor”). In 1982, Mr. Dominic joined Diamond Shamrock Refining Company (“Diamond Shamrock”) when it acquired Sigmor. In 1996, Mr. Dominic joined Ultramar Diamond Shamrock (“Ultramar”) upon Ultramar’s merger with Diamond Shamrock. He was with Ultramar from 1996 until Ultramar was purchased by Valero in 2001. Mr. Dominic holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences from Southwest Texas State University and a Master of Business Administration from Incarnate Word University.
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Ms. Earley has served as a director since 2015, and she currently is a Partner at the law firm of O’Melveny & Meyers LLP, having joined the law firm in April 2022. Ms. Earley was previously with the law firm of Locke Lord LLP, having joined the law firm in 1998, where she served as a Partner since 2008. Ms. Earley has extensive experience in merger, acquisition, and disposition transactions, securities regulation matters and securities offerings, including representing purchasers and sellers of publicly-traded and privately-held companies, representing issuers and selling shareholders in connection with the public offering and private placement of debt and equity securities, tender offers, exchange offers and advising management and boards of directors on general corporate governance matters. She holds an undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.
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Mr. Brasseux has served as a director since 2015, and he has extensive banking experience including energy lending practices. He retired from Compass Bank in December 2014 after 20 years of service, having most recently served as Managing Director of Oil & Gas Finance. Following retirement, Mr. Brasseux served as a consultant to Compass Bank from January 2015 to June 2015 and as a consultant to Loughlin Management Partners (a restructuring and advisory firm) from June 2015 to December 2017. In January 2019, Mr. Brasseux joined the board of directors of the general partner of Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. and currently serves on its audit and conflicts committee. Mr. Brasseux also serves on the boards of the Rare Book School (an affiliate of the University of Virginia) and Worldwide Power Products Company, LLC (a private company in the industrial power business). He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Master of Science in Finance from Louisiana State University.
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Mr. Niemann has served as a director since 2019, and he has been the president and chief operating officer of Arthur Andersen LLP since 2003. He was previously a Managing Director of Andersen Tax LLC (formerly known as WTAS LLC), having served in that position since June 2013 through March 2023, when he retired. He previously served on the administrative board of Arthur Andersen LLP and on the board of partners of Andersen Worldwide. Mr. Niemann began his career at Arthur Andersen LLP in 1978 and has served in increasing responsibilities in senior management positions since 1992.
Mr. Niemann has served as a director of Professional Asset Indemnity Limited, a private captive insurance company, since October 2021. He has also served as a director and chairman of the audit committee of Hines Global Income Trust, Inc. since August 2014 and as lead independent director since May 2019. Since May 2012, Mr. Niemann has also served as a director of MSC Income Fund, Inc. (previously known as HMS Income Fund, Inc.) since 2012. He is a member of the audit committee of that fund (chairman from May 2012 until November 2020), and in November 2020, he became chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Mr. Niemann previously served as a director and chairman of the audit committee of Gateway Energy Corporation from June 2010 until December 2013 when the company went private.
Mr. Niemann has served on the board of directors of many Houston area non-profit organizations, including Catholic Endowment Foundation of Galveston-Houston, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School (past chair of the board), The Regis School of the Sacred Heart (past chair of the board), The Houston Symphony, The University of St. Thomas, The Alley Theatre, The Houston Youth Symphony and Ballet and Taping for the Blind, Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Managerial Studies and a Master of Accounting from Rice University, a Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law and a Master of Law in taxation from the University of San Francisco School of Law.
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Mr. Jenner has served as a director since 2016, and he is the managing partner of Endeavor Natural Gas, LP (“Endeavor”), a private equity backed upstream energy company with operations throughout Texas and Louisiana. Mr. Jenner founded Endeavor in November 2001, and held the position of co-managing partner until September 2020. He has been active in the oil and gas industry for over 30 years, having worked for Santa Fe Minerals, Torch Energy Advisors and Tepee Petroleum Company. His experience throughout his career has touched on all aspects of managing an independent oil and gas producer, including operations, engineering, accounting, and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Jenner holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago.