The Plaza Group, a leading international petrochemical marketing firm, has announced the appointment of Michael Jennings, Chief Executive Officer of HF Sinclair Corporation, as its newest independent board member.
Jennings, who was appointed by The Plaza Group board will join Eugene Allspach, Carmine Falcone, Dr. Laura Murillo and Bradley Preber on the board.
“We are truly pleased to announce the addition of Michael Jennings to The Plaza Group board”, said Randy Velarde, The Plaza Group President. “Mr. Jennings brings a wealth of skill and experience related to the energy and natural resources sector in both financial and general management positions, further strengthening the effectiveness of our board.”
About Michael Jennings
Michael Jennings has served as Chief Executive Officer of HF Sinclair since January 2020. Previously, he held several leadership positions, serving as President from January 2020 until November 2021, as Executive Vice President from November 2019 through December 2019, as Executive Chairman from January 2016 until January 2017 and as the Chief Executive Officer and President from the merger of Holly Corporation (“Holly”) and Frontier Oil Corporation (“Frontier”) in July 2011 until January 2016.
Jennings also served as Chairman of the Board from January 2017 to February 2019 and January 2013 to January 2016. In addition, he has served as Chief Executive Officer of Holly Logistic Services, L.L.C. (“HLS”), the general partner of Holly Energy Partners, L.P., since January 2020 and as President of HLS since September 2022.
He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of HLS from January 2014 to November 2016 and as President of HLS from October 2015 to February 2016. Mr. Jennings previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Frontier from 2009 until the merger of Holly and Frontier in July 2011 and as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Frontier from 2005 until 2009.
Jennings has three grown children and lives with his wife, Stephanie, in Dallas, TX. His community involvement includes advocating for and advancing opportunities within public education.
About The Plaza Group
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Houston, The Plaza Group is a multi-million dollar international marketing company of refinery and petrochemical products. The company is a marketer of certain refining and chemical products for Cenovus Energy, CEPSA, Mitsui, Delek, Marathon, Valero, Southern Chemical and Total Energies. For inquiries call (800) 876-3738 or send an email to custserv@theplazagrp.com.