TPC Group announces new CEO

TPC Group has announced that Ed Dineen has been appointed Chairman, President and CEO of the company. Mr. Dineen was most recently appointed as CEO of Siluria Technologies and has more than 35 years of petrochemical and energy experience. He has held senior leadership positions at both large public companies and privately held entrepreneurial ventures.

TPC’s Board of Directors, comprised of First Reserve and SK Capital Partners, issued the following statement: “We are pleased to welcome Ed Dineen as the CEO of TPC Group. Ed has spent his entire career in the petrochemicals, fuels and performance products markets and brings a wealth of relevant knowledge and experience to the Company. We look forward to partnering with Ed to execute our strategic growth initiatives and to continue to foster TPC’s performance culture.”

“Our industry is experiencing unprecedented opportunities while facing challenges posed by a volatile commodity market,” said Dineen. “I look forward to working with the TPC team to further advance the Company, drive our strategy and capitalise on our well-positioned assets to better serve our customers and suppliers.”

Mr. Dineen has a bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and Princeton University, respectively. He also holds a master’s in engineering management from Drexel University.

Edited from press release by Angharad Lock

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