HF Sinclair, Holly Energy Partners announce leadership changes
HF Sinclair Corporation announced the appointment of Atanas H. Atanasov as executive vice president and chief financial officer of HF Sinclair effective September 30. Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (HEP) also announced the appointment of Michael C. Jennings as president of Holly Logistic Services, L.L.C. (HLS), the ultimate general partner of HEP, effective September 15.
HF Sinclair, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., is an independent energy company that produces and markets high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel and other specialty products.
Holly Energy Partners, L.P., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to the petroleum industry, including subsidiaries of HF Sinclair Corporation.
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, Atanasov served as the executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of specialty chemical company Kraton Corporation, from May 2019 until its merger with DL Holdings in March 2022.
Prior to joining Kraton, he was chief financial officer of Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC, a wholesale distributor of motor fuels, from February 2016 to May 2019. Prior to then, Atanasov served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of NGL Energy Partners LP, 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.
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 Holly Logistic Services.
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 September 15.
“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 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.”
