Jeff Rinker

President and Chief Executive Officer

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Jeff Rinker was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Motiva in July 2022. Committed to developing and empowering high-performing teams to deliver exceptional results, Jeff brings more than 30 years of downstream and midstream energy experience to Motiva, including leading multiple international organizations.

From 2017 to 2020, Jeff held various senior leadership positions at Husky Energy in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Most recently serving as the Executive Vice President of Downstream and Midstream, he was responsible for refining, trading, pipelines, and fuels marketing. In this role, he developed and implemented an optimization-led business model across six refineries and upgraders to deliver improved safety, reliability, and profitability.

Prior to Husky Energy, Jeff served for 11 years in executive-level roles at the Vienna-based integrated energy company OMV, including head of Refining and Petrochemicals at the Petrom subsidiary; head of Downstream Optimization, Supply and Trading; and head of Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Development.

Jeff spent the first 16 years of his career in roles of increasing responsibility at BP. During that time, he held a series of technical and commercial assignments in the U.S. and U.K. and was tasked with starting up BP's hydrogen fuels activities. He also served as Chairman of the National Hydrogen Association in the U.S. Most recently, Jeff served as CEO of Limetree Bay Energy, where he managed the refining business through bankruptcy and repositioned the terminals business unit as a standalone merchant storage company.

He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Motiva. He also serves on the board and executive committee of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, the board of the American Petroleum Institute, and the board of the Greater Houston Partnership. Since 2023, Jeff has served on the Board of Directors of Valvoline Global Operations, chairing the Health, Safety, Environment, and Security Committee.

Jeff earned a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, graduating with honors. He has also completed executive programs at Harvard Business School, Stanford University, and Case Western Reserve University. In their spare time, Jeff and his wife Andrea enjoy traveling and hiking together.

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