Our leadership

He has more than 36 years of industry experience in operating and executive leadership positions within the petroleum industry, having worked in Venezuela, the United Kingdom and various locations throughout the United States.

Prior to joining Motiva Enterprises, Coffman served as senior vice president, Refining, for Andeavor (formerly Tesoro) leading the operation of 10 refineries located throughout the western United States from 2013 through 2017.

Coffman began his career with Conoco in 1983 successfully completing a formal Management Development Program designed to develop future leaders of that company. While at Conoco, he served in a variety of capacities and locations including Upgrader General Manager and executive committee member at Petrozuata, a joint venture between Conoco and PDVSA located in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela; President, ConocoPhillips Pipeline, Houston, Texas; General Manager, Bayway Refinery, Linden, New Jersey; and, General Manager, Humber Refinery and Lead UK executive, the United Kingdom.

He serves as member of the board of directors of Motiva Enterprises. He also serves on the board and executive committee of the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufactures (AFPM), the board of the American Petroleum Institute (API), and the board of the Greater Houston Partnership.

Coffman received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Brigham Young University in 1982, and a Master of Business Administration from Utah State University in 1983. Following high school, he served in the United States Air Force and active Utah Air National Guard from 1975 to 1983.

She most recently held the position of CFO with Spark Energy where she was responsible for corporate financial reporting, risk management, accounting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, tax and internal controls. During her time there, she successfully completed the company's initial public offering as well as several acquisitions.

Prior to joining Spark Energy, she served as CFO for Direct Energy's retail energy business from August 2009 to October 2012 and in various other senior financial roles from September 2003 to July 2009. She began her finance career in 1987 with Arthur Andersen, where she audited companies across the energy value chain.

Georganne holds a Bachelor of business administration in accounting from Baylor University and is a licensed certified public accountant in the state of Texas. She holds memberships in the Houston Chapter of CPAs and the Women's Energy Network.

Travis began his career in the oil industry, joining Exxon in 1994 where he worked for six years in a variety of technical and operational assignments, beginning with an assignment as a process engineer for the Benicia Refinery in Benicia, California. Prior to the refinery’s acquisition by Valero Energy Corporation in 2000, Travis led its Coordination and Economics group.

Upon joining Valero in 2000, Travis relocated to their corporate offices in San Antonio, Texas, where he progressed through a variety of leadership roles in engineering, commercial supply, and talent development for the company. As Vice President of Energy and Gases, he was responsible for the company’s energy efficiency activities, industrial gas production, procurement and sales, automation and advanced process control activities, and water usage and management efforts.

Travis received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama and his Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas in San Antonio, Texas.

Prior to joining Motiva, he was Vice President of Saudi Aramco Products Trading Company, based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Before joining Aramco, Todd was with ConocoPhillips, where he last served as President of Europe, Africa and Middle East, Commercial. He joined Conoco in 1975 and held various positions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, with diverse assignments in refining, upstream, business development and trading.

Todd earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota.

Ed has more than 30 years’ experience in human resources, including more than 20 years with Shell and Motiva, and 10 years in the aerospace industry supporting global organizations and several joint ventures. He holds certifications from leading professional organizations in labor relations, compensation, mediation, and HR strategic business partnering. He also served as a U.S. delegate in an executive human resources exchange program with China.

Ed has a Bachelor of Science degree in business from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and completed graduate coursework at the University of Houston – Clear Lake, the Wharton School of Business and INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.

Bill began his career with Shell in 1988 as a purchasing representative. He held a number of positions of increasing responsibility in gasoline pricing, wholesale strategy and retail for Shell-branded products leading to the role of General Manager of Retail – West, with 3,000 Shell-branded stations in 11 states and $8 billion in revenue.

In 2008, Bill moved to London as General Manager Retail Portfolio & Alliances and was appointed to downstream strategy for global retail in 2009, responsible for 43,000 retail sites worldwide in more than 80 countries.

In October 2012, Bill was assigned as the shareholder representative for Showa Shell based in Tokyo, Japan before accepting his current role at Motiva in June 2014.

Bill earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Colorado.

Chris began his legal career in 1986, following his graduation from Harvard Law School. He completed a judicial clerkship at the United States Tax Court and practiced with a private firm before joining the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) in 1991

While at Saudi Aramco, Chris was heavily involved in numerous joint ventures, including the Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery Company (SASREF), where he served as Secretary, and Showa Shell. Other aspects of Chris’ practice included the resolution of disputes under major EPC contracts.

After almost 19 years at Saudi Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Chris transferred to ASC in December 2009.

In this role, Joe leads our major projects organization in the development and construction of projects that are aligned with Motiva's growth aspirations.

As a seasoned project management executive, Joe brings with him more than 35 years of downstream experience. He joins us from Andeavor, where his most recent position was Vice President of Refining Major Projects and Turnaround Excellence, responsible for executing all refining major projects, the Project Management Process, and improving turnaround performance across the 10-refinery system.

He earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University.

Greg has over 35 years of industry experience, with a strong track record in refinery operations, process engineering, and economics. Most recently, he was the Refinery Manager for Phillips 66’s Alliance refinery in Belle Chasse, Louisiana.

He began his career as a technical service engineer with Mobil Oil, working at refineries in Buffalo and Ferndale, Washington. In 1989, in conjunction with the sale of the Ferndale refinery to BP, Greg moved to BP’s headquarters in Cleveland where he held a variety of commercial roles of increasing responsibility.

Following his time with BP, Greg held various leadership roles at refineries in Ohio and Louisiana and then with ConocoPhillips in Pennsylvania and Texas. His success in these roles led to his most recent position as Refinery Manager for the Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery.

Greg holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

James oversees the ongoing operations and asset integration of the Port Arthur Chemicals plant, a recent acquisition of Motiva Enterprises. Most recently, James was the Vice President of Olefins and Polymers for Flint Hills Resources.

Prior to that assignment, he was the plant manager for the Flint Hills Resources’ Port Arthur and Houston Chemical Plants.

James has more than 40 years of industry experience, serving in a variety of roles from operations line management to projects to instrument/analyzers. In addition to his long tenure with Flint Hills Resources, James spent over 20 years with Shell/Motiva.

James earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Sam Houston State University and completed graduate coursework at Texas A&I University and the Wharton School of Business.