Genesis Energy announces executive leadership promotions,

Genesis Energy announced several executive leadership promotions, effective immediately. Ryan Sims has been promoted to President and Chief Commercial Officer and Kristen Jesulaitis has been promoted to CFO and Chief Legal Officer. Both will report directly to CEO Grant Sims. Louie Nicol has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and will report to Kristen Jesulaitis. Bob Deere, who previously served as CFO, has been named to the newly created position of Chief Administrative Officer, responsible for the company’s information technology, internal audit, and human resources functions. Ryan Sims joined Genesis in 2011 and has served in various finance and management positions, most recently as Senior VP, Finance and Corporate Development since 2019. Prior to joining Genesis, Ryan spent six years in the investment banking industry. Kristen Jesulaitis, who most recently served as Chief Legal Officer and Senior VP, joined Genesis in 2011. Prior to joining Genesis, Kristen was a partner with the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP principally engaged in the areas of corporate transactions, finance, and securities law. Louie Nicol joined Genesis in June 2014 in the finance and accounting department and has held oversight roles with increasing levels of responsibility, including most recently as Assistant Corporate Controller since 2018. Prior to that, Louie worked in the audit practice at KPMG LLP for approximately six years.