SUGAR LAND, Texas, Jan. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CVR Energy,
Inc. (NYSE: CVI) today announced that John
R. Walter will become the company's senior vice president,
general counsel and secretary, effective immediately. Walter will
also serve as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary
for the general partner of CVR Energy's petroleum subsidiary, CVR
Refining, LP (NYSE: CVRR), and for the general partner of its
nitrogen fertilizer subsidiary, CVR Partners, LP (NYSE: UAN). He
replaces Edmund S. Gross, who
retired on Dec. 31, 2014.
Walter joined CVR Energy in 2008 as associate general counsel
and later served as vice president, associate general counsel and
assistant secretary.
In his new role, Walter will lead all corporate legal functions,
as well as provide strategic counsel to all CVR Energy companies.
He will also serve in the corporate secretary role.
"John has helped CVR Energy achieve many important milestones
during his tenure with the company," said Chief Executive Officer
Jack Lipinski. "His command of legal
matters ranging from corporate governance and regulatory compliance
to mergers and acquisitions will serve the company well now and in
the future.
"I also want to thank Ned for his significant contributions to
CVR Energy," Lipinski said. "His expertise and counsel have been
invaluable to the company. I wish him well in his retirement."
Prior to joining CVR Energy, Walter served as a corporate and
transactional attorney for Kansas City,
Missouri-based firms Stinson
Morrison Hecker, LLP and Seigfreid, Bingham, Levy, Selzer
& Gee, P.C. for a combined six years. During his time at both
firms, he assisted clients with the negotiation and drafting of
contracts, the acquisition or divestiture of businesses, corporate
governance and regulatory compliance.
Walter received a bachelor's degree in psychology from
Colorado State University and a Juris
Doctor from the University of
Kansas.
About CVR Energy, Inc.
Headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, CVR Energy, Inc.'s
subsidiary and affiliated businesses operate independent refining
assets in Coffeyville, Kansas, and
Wynnewood, Oklahoma, with more
than 185,000 barrels per day of processing capacity, a marketing
network for supplying high value transportation fuels to customers
through tanker trucks and pipeline terminals, and a crude oil
gathering system serving Kansas,
Oklahoma, western Missouri, southwestern Nebraska and Texas. In addition, CVR Energy subsidiaries
own a majority interest in and serve as the general partner of CVR
Partners, LP, a producer of ammonia and urea ammonium nitrate, or
UAN, fertilizers.
For further information, please contact:
Media Relations:
Angie Dasbach
CVR Energy, Inc.
(281) 207-3550
MediaRelations@CVREnergy.com
Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20071203/CVRLOGO
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cvr-energy-names-john-r-walter-as-senior-vice-president-general-counsel-and-secretary-300020205.html
SOURCE CVR Energy, Inc.