Local refinery gets shake-up
By Staff Report
Richard Harris will become vice president and manufacturing manager for Flint Hills Resources' Corpus Christi refining complex.
Harris, who has spent 20 years with Flint Hills Resources and its predecessor companies, is currently a chemical production manager.
"Flint Hills Resources is a dynamic company that continually offers new opportunities for our employees," Jeff Wilkes, executive vice president of operations, said. "Richard has a long, strong history with our company and his manufacturing knowledge and management approach will help us continue our commitment to creating value for customers while operating safely and in an environmentally responsible manner."
Harris replaces Phil Gaarder who has accepted a new corporate leadership position as vice president - global operations integration. Gaarder, who will also report to Wilkes, will oversee environmental, health and safety programs, fuels compliance, quality/measurement, operations excellence, ventures development, ventures execution and sustainability. Gaarder will be based in Wichita, Kan.
Harris, who is a chemical engineering graduate of Texas A&M University, joined Koch Refining Company in 1988. In addition to various engineering and operations roles at the Corpus Christi refining complex, he spent two years in the company's business development group in Houston in the late 1990s. He was named chemical production manager in 2002, and has also directed the chemicals optimization team previously.
Flint Hills Resources employs about 900 individuals in Corpus Christi.
Both its plants in the Corpus Christi complex are U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration Voluntary Protection Programs Star sites.
Harris, who has spent 20 years with Flint Hills Resources and its predecessor companies, is currently a chemical production manager.
"Flint Hills Resources is a dynamic company that continually offers new opportunities for our employees," Jeff Wilkes, executive vice president of operations, said. "Richard has a long, strong history with our company and his manufacturing knowledge and management approach will help us continue our commitment to creating value for customers while operating safely and in an environmentally responsible manner."
Harris replaces Phil Gaarder who has accepted a new corporate leadership position as vice president - global operations integration. Gaarder, who will also report to Wilkes, will oversee environmental, health and safety programs, fuels compliance, quality/measurement, operations excellence, ventures development, ventures execution and sustainability. Gaarder will be based in Wichita, Kan.
Harris, who is a chemical engineering graduate of Texas A&M University, joined Koch Refining Company in 1988. In addition to various engineering and operations roles at the Corpus Christi refining complex, he spent two years in the company's business development group in Houston in the late 1990s. He was named chemical production manager in 2002, and has also directed the chemicals optimization team previously.
Flint Hills Resources employs about 900 individuals in Corpus Christi.
Both its plants in the Corpus Christi complex are U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration Voluntary Protection Programs Star sites.
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