Gerry R. Heminger: Marathon Man

Nope we’re not referring to Gerry R. Heminger as a diehard runner. If there’s anything that he has been diehard about then it has to be Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC). He has been with the company for over 38 years and counting.

Heminger earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Tiffin University in 1976. He also obtained an MBA in 1982 from the University of Dayton. To further hone his executive skills he graduated from the Executive Management Program at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Heminger knows MPC inside out having held numerous positions in the company. He spent five years in a number of financial and administrative roles. Heminger spent three years in London as audit supervisor of the Brae Project. He has also held several marketing and commercial roles with the predecessor of Speedway LLC.

A number of his higher executive roles include president of Marathon Petroleum Company LLC in September 2001 and executive vice president – Downstream of Marathon Oil Corporation. In July 2011 he assumed the top positions of President and CEO of Marathon Petroleum Corporation.

MPC has headquarters in Findlay, Ohio and employs around 28,000 individuals and is a member of the Fortune 500. It has around 9.5 percent of the total U.S. refining capacity.  It’s a company well worth working with for more than 38 years.