Board of Directors

  • Avigal Soreq

    President of Delek Logistics

    Avigal Soreq rejoined Delek Logistics as President and as one of our directors in June 2022, after serving as the Chief Executive Officer of El Al Israel Airlines, the national airline of Israel, since January 2021. Mr. Soreq also currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Delek US Holdings, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Soreq was a member of the Delek Holdings’ executive management team, including as the Chief Operating Officer from March 2020 until January 2021, Chief Commercial Officer from November 2016 until March 2020, an Executive Vice President from August 2015 until January 2021, and a Vice President from 2012 until 2015. In addition, Mr. Soreq served as an Executive Vice President of Delek Logistics from 2015 until 2021, and as a Vice President from 2012 until 2015. Prior to joining Delek, Mr. Soreq worked for SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR), and previously as a senior finance and business consultant for Trabelsy & Co., and as a consultant in the corporate finance department for KPMG’s Tel-Aviv office. Mr. Soreq also served in various roles for the Israeli Air Force between 1996 and 2004, where he reached the rank of Major.

  • Ezra Uzi Yemin

    • Chairman of the Board
    Chairman of the Board

    Ezra Uzi Yemin has served as the Executive Chairman of the Board since June 2022. Mr. Yemin has served as one of our directors since April 2001 and as the Chair of the Board since April 2012. Mr. Yemin previously served as our Chief Executive Officer and President from April 2012 and August 2019, respectively, until June 2022. Mr. Yemin also serves as the Executive Chairman of the board of directors of Delek Holdings, and has served as a director since April 2001 and as the chair since December 2012. He also previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Delek Holdings, from June 2004 and April 2001, respectively, until June 2022. Mr. Yemin served as the president of Alon USA Partners GP, LLC, from July 2017 until its acquisition by Delek Holdings in February 2018 and the chairman of the board of directors of Alon USA Energy, Inc. from May 2015 until its acquisition by Delek Holdings in July 2017.

  • Charles J. Brown III

    Director

    Charles J. Brown, III has served as a member of the Board since November 2012, as a member of the Audit Committee and Conflicts Committee (of which he is Chairperson) since November 2012, as a member of the Governance and Compensation Committee since July 2021, and as a member of the Environmental, Health and Safety Committee from its inception in October 2016 to July 2021. Mr. Brown is a licensed attorney with more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry. From July 2013 until his retirement on January 1, 2020, Mr. Brown served as the executive vice president of Apex Clean Energy, Inc., an independent renewable energy company, where he managed legal and business development activities. Mr. Brown is currently the owner of, and since 2011, the chief advisor for, CRW Energy, a consulting firm focused on the international power and utility industries. From 2008 through 2011, Mr. Brown served as a partner in the energy department of a large international law firm.

  • Eric D. Gadd

    Director

    Eric D. Gadd has served as a member of the Board since October 2013 and as Chairperson of the Environmental, Health and Safety Committee since its inception in October 2016. He has also been a member of the Conflicts Committee since October 2013 and the Governance and Compensation Committee since July 2021. Mr. Gadd previously served as a member of the Audit Committee from October 2013 to July 2021. Mr. Gadd is currently principal director at Contanda LLC, which is a private company that operates bulk liquid terminals in North America. Mr. Gadd is the founder and president of the consulting firm Awelon LLC, which is focused on expanding business development opportunities for both public and private companies in the energy sector. He has over 40 years of diverse experience in the energy industry including exploration and production field services, mid-stream, renewable energy, commodity trading and risk management, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to forming Awelon LLC in 2006, Mr. Gadd held various executive positions with multiple leading companies in the energy industry over a 25-year period.

  • Frederec Green

    Director

    Frederec Green has served as a member of the Board since April 2012 and has served as a member of our Technology Committee since July 2021. Mr. Green served as an Executive Vice President of Delek Logistics from May 2009 until November 2020. Mr. Green also served in numerous executive roles at Delek Holdings from January 2005 through November 2020, including serving as the primary operational officer for Delek Holdings’ refineries and as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from November 2016 until March 2020. He also served on the board of directors of Alon Energy USA, Inc. from May 2015 until July 2017, and served as the Chief Executive Officer of Alon USA Partners, LP from July 2017 until December 2017. Mr. Green has 35 years of experience in the refining and midstream industries, including fourteen years at Murphy Oil USA, Inc. where he served as a senior vice president during his last six years. Mr. Green has experience in mergers and acquisitions as well as all aspects of managing a refining business, from crude oil and feedstock supply to product trading, transportation, and sales. Mr. Green is currently an independent consultant serving clients in the midstream and downstream sectors, including Delek Holdings and Delek Logistics.

  • Ron Haddock

    Director

    Ron W. Haddock has served as a member of the Board since July 2017. He has served as the Chairperson of the Governance and Compensation Committee since July 2021 and as a member of the Environmental, Health and Safety Committee and Audit Committee since May 2018 and 2022, respectively. Mr. Haddock has also served as our Lead Independent Director since February 2021. Mr. Haddock is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AEI Services LLC, an international power generation/distribution and natural gas distribution company, positions he has held since 2004 and August 2003, respectively. He also served on the board of Alon Energy USA, Inc. from December 2000 until its acquisition by Delek in July 2017 and served on the board of Petron Corporation, an oil refining and marketing company in the Philippines from 2010 to 2022. From January 1989 to July 2000, Mr. Haddock served as chief executive officer of FINA, Inc., a Belgian oil company. Mr. Haddock also served on the boards of Safety Kleen Systems, Inc., a waste management, oil recycling and refining company, from 2003 to 2012, and Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE: TRN), a diversified transportation, industrial and construction company, from 2007 to 2013, as well as eight other corporate boards.

  • Gennifer Kelly

    Director

    Gennifer Kelly has served as a director since July 2020. She has served as the Chairperson of the Technology Committee since its inception in July 2021 and as a member of the Environmental, Health and Safety Committee and Conflicts Committee since July 2020. She also serves on the board of Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN) and is a member of Audit and Reserves committees. Ms. Kelly has 25 years of oil and gas industry experience in both upstream and midstream sectors. Ms. Kelly previously held the role of Chief Operating Officer and SVP of Western Midstream Partners (NYSE: WES) and Vice President of Marketing for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC). Prior to her role at Western Midstream, Ms. Kelly led Operations Transformation efforts, as well as Strategic Planning, Portfolio Management and Asset Management teams for Anadarko. She has diverse operations experience in production, drilling and completions engineering, working extensively in East Texas, West Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. Prior to joining Anadarko Petroleum, Ms. Kelly worked as an engineer for Kerr McGee Corporation and the Louisiana Office of Conservation. Ms. Kelly is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Ms. Kelly is currently the board chair of Lone Star College Foundation; a non profit organization aiding Lone Star College students with funding their education.

  • Reuven Spiegel

    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

    Reuven Spiegel has served as our Chief Financial Officer since May 2020, and as a member of the Board since July 2014. Mr. Spiegel previously served as a member of the Audit Committee from September 2014 until April 2020 and as a member of the Environmental, Health and Safety Committee from October 2016 until April 2020. Prior to joining the Board, Mr. Spiegel served as Chief Executive Officer of Israel Discount Bank Ltd. (TLV: DSCT) from 2011 through 2014 where he had previously held the position of Executive Vice President from 2001 through 2005. In 2005 and 2006, Mr. Spiegel served as Chairperson of the board of Discount Mortgage Bank. Mr. Spiegel also served as Chief Executive Officer of IDB Bank of NY from 2006 to 2010. He also has experience as an executive in the real estate industry.

  • Sherri A. Brillon

    Director

    Sherri A. Brillon has served as one of our directors since January 2021. She has served as a member of the Audit Committee since January 2021 and as its Chairperson since January 2022. She has also served as a member of the Governance and Compensation Committee and the Technology Committee since July 2021, and the Conflicts Committee since March 2023. Ms. Brillon has over 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. From 1985 to 2019, Ms. Brillon held various positions of increasing responsibility at Encana Corporation, a leading North American hydrocarbon exploration and marketing company now known as Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE: OVV), before retiring as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2019. At Encana, Ms. Brillon was responsible for directing the financial operations of the organization and she also implemented Encana’s business strategy through multiple strategic transactions. Ms. Brillon has served on the Board of Directors for Enerplus (NYSE: ERF) since October 2022. She is a past director of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Alberta Energy Regulator, Tim Hortons Inc., a Canadian multinational fast food restaurant chain, and PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (TSX: PSK), which owns properties generating royalty revenues from petroleum and natural gas in Canada.