People: CVR Refining LP (CVRR.N)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

John Lipinski

62 2012 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of the general partner

Susan Ball

49 2012 Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer of the general partner

Stanley Riemann

61 2012 Chief Operating Officer, Director of the general partner

Robert Haugen

54 2012 Executive Vice President - Refining Operations of the general partner

Wyatt Jernigan

61 2012 Executive Vice President - Crude Oil Acquisition and Petroleum Marketing of the general partner

Edmund Gross

62 2012 Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of the general partner

David Landreth

56 2012 Vice President - Economics and Planning of the general partner

Christopher Swanberg

55 2012 Vice President - Environmental, Health and Safety of the general partner

SungHwan Cho

38 2013 Director of the general partner

Keith Cozza

34 2013 Director of the general partner

Carl Icahn

77 2013 Director of the general partner

Samuel Merksamer

48 2012 Director of the general partner

Daniel Ninivaggi

48 2013 Director of the general partner

Vincent Intrieri

56 2012 Independent Director of the general partner

Kenneth Shea

54 2013 Independent Director of the general partner

Jon Whitney

68 2013 Independent Director of the general partner

Glenn Zander

63 2013 Independent Director of the general partner

Biographies

Name Description

John Lipinski

Mr. John J. Lipinski is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. In addition, he has served as CVR Energy's Chief Executive Officer and President and as a member of its board of directors since September 2006, and previously served as the Chairman of its board of directors from April 2009 until May 2012. In addition, Mr. Lipinski has served as Executive Chairman of the board of directors of the general partner of CVR Partners since June 2011 and, prior to assuming such role, served as Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of CVR Partners' general partner beginning in October 2007 and as Chairman of the board of directors of CVR Partners' general partner beginning in November 2010. Mr. Lipinski has over 40 years of experience in the petroleum refining industry. He began his career with Texaco Inc. In 1985, Mr. Lipinski joined The Coastal Corporation, eventually serving as Vice President of Refining with overall responsibility for Coastal Corporation's refining and petrochemical operations. Upon the merger of Coastal with El Paso Corporation in 2001, Mr. Lipinski was promoted to Executive Vice President of Refining and Chemicals, where he was responsible for all refining, petrochemical, nitrogen-based chemical processing and lubricant operations, as well as the corporate engineering and construction group. Mr. Lipinski left El Paso in 2002 and became an independent management consultant. In 2004, he became a managing director and partner of Prudentia Energy, an advisory and management firm. Mr. Lipinski graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in Engineering (chemical) and received a Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University School of Law.

Susan Ball

Ms. Susan M. Ball is Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. Ms. Ball has also served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of CVR Energy and of the general partner of CVR Partners since August 2012, and prior to that, as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Treasurer of CVR Energy and the general partner of CVR Partners since October 2007 and as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Treasurer for CRLLC since May 2006. Ms. Ball has more than 25 years of experience in the accounting industry, with more than 12 years serving clients in the public accounting industry. Prior to joining CVR Energy, she served as a Tax Managing Director with KPMG LLP, where she was responsible for all aspects of federal and state income tax compliance and tax consulting, which included amount of mergers and acquisition work on behalf of her clients. Ms. Ball received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Missouri Western State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Stanley Riemann

Mr. Stanley A. Riemann is Chief Operating Officer, Director of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. Mr. Riemann has also served as Chief Operating Officer of CVR Energy since September 2006 and Chief Operating Officer of CRLLC since February 2004. In addition, since October 2007, Mr. Riemann has served as the Chief Operating Officer of the general partner of CVR Partners, and since June 2011 he has been a director of the general partner of CVR Partners. Prior to joining CRLLC in February 2004, Mr. Riemann held various positions associated with the Crop, Production and Petroleum Energy Division of Farmland Industries, Inc. ("Farmland") for over 30 years, including, most recently, Executive Vice President of Farmland and President of Farmland's Energy and Crop Nutrient Division. In this capacity, he was directly responsible for managing the petroleum refining operation and all domestic fertilizer operations, which included the Trinidad and Tobago nitrogen fertilizer operations. His leadership also extended to managing Farmland's interests in SF Phosphates in Rock Springs, Wyoming and Farmland Hydro, L.P., a phosphate production operation in Florida and managing all company-wide transportation assets and services. Mr. Riemann has served as a board member and board chairman on several industry organizations including the Phosphate Potash Institute, the Florida Phosphate Council and the International Fertilizer Association. He currently serves on the Board of The Fertilizer Institute. Mr. Riemann received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska and an MBA from Rockhurst University.

Robert Haugen

Mr. Robert W. Haugen is Executive Vice President - Refining Operations of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. Mr. Haugen joined CVR Energy on June 24, 2005 and has served as Executive Vice President, Refining Operations at CVR Energy since September 2006. He served as Executive Vice President— Engineering & Construction at Coffeyville Resources since June 24, 2005. Mr. Haugen brings more than 30 years of experience in the refining, petrochemical and nitrogen fertilizer business to CVR Energy. Prior to joining Company, Mr. Haugen was a managing director and Partner of Prudentia Energy, an advisory and management firm focused on mid-stream/downstream energy sectors, from January 2004 to June 2005. On leave from Prudentia, he served as the Senior Oil Consultant to the Iraqi Reconstruction Management Office for the U.S. Department of State. Prior to joining Prudentia Energy, Mr. Haugen served in numerous engineering, operations, marketing and management positions at the Howell Corporation and at the Coastal Corporation. Upon the merger of Coastal and El Paso in 2001, Mr. Haugen was named Vice President and General Manager for the Coastal Corpus Christi Refinery and later held the positions of Vice President of Chemicals and Vice President of Engineering and Construction. Mr. Haugen received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas.

Wyatt Jernigan

Mr. Wyatt E. Jernigan is Executive Vice President - Crude Oil Acquisition and Petroleum Marketing of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. Mr. Jernigan has served as Executive Vice President, Crude Oil Acquisition and Petroleum Marketing of CVR Energy since September 2006 and as Executive Vice President—Crude & Feedstocks of Coffeyville Resources since June 24, 2005. Mr. Jernigan has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of crude oil and petroleum products related to trading, marketing, logistics and business development. Most recently, Mr. Jernigan was a managing director with Prudentia Energy, an advisory and management firm focused on mid-stream/downstream energy sectors, from January 2004 to June 2005. Most of his career was spent with Coastal Corporation and El Paso, where he held several positions in crude oil supply, petroleum marketing and asset development, both domestic and international. Following the merger between Coastal Corporation and El Paso in 2001, Mr. Jernigan assumed the role of Managing Director for Petroleum Markets Originations. Mr. Jernigan attended Virginia Wesleyan College, majoring in Sociology and has training in petroleum fundamentals from the University of Texas.

Edmund Gross

Mr. Edmund S. Gross is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. Mr. Gross has also served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of CVR Energy since October 2007, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of CVR Energy since September 2006 and General Counsel and Secretary of Coffeyville Resources since July 2004. Since October 2007, Mr. Gross has also served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the general partner of CVR Partners. Prior to joining Coffeyville Resources, Mr. Gross was Of Counsel at Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP in Kansas City, Missouri from 2002 to 2004, was Senior Corporate Counsel with Farmland from 1987 to 2002 and was an associate and later a partner at Weeks, Thomas & Lysaught, a law firm in Kansas City, Kansas, from 1980 to 1987. Mr. Gross received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Tulane University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas and an MBA from the University of Kansas.

David Landreth

Mr. David L. Landreth is Vice President - Economics and Planning of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. Mr. Landreth has also served as Vice President, Economics and Planning of CRLLC Refining and Marketing since January 2009. Mr. Landreth has more than 30 years' experience in refining and petrochemicals in areas relating to crude, feedstock, product and process optimization, commercial activities, acquisitions and capital utilization. He has served in numerous management positions in the petroleum industry. Most of his career was in various refining and marketing positions with the Coastal Corporation. Following the merger between Coastal and El Paso in 2001, Mr. Landreth assumed the position of Director of Refining Optimization and Commercial Management. Before joining CRLLC in 2005, he was the Director of Refining and Marketing Economics and Planning at Holly Corporation in Dallas. Mr. Landreth received a B.S. degree in Chemistry from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Christopher Swanberg

Mr. Christopher G. Swanberg is Vice President - Environmental, Health and Safety of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. Mr. Swanberg has also served as Vice President, Environmental, Health and Safety of CVR Energy since September 2006, as Vice President, Environmental, Health and Safety at Coffeyville Resources since June 2005 and as Vice President, Environmental, Health and Safety of the general partner of CVR Partners since October 2007. He has served in numerous management positions in the petroleum refining industry such as Manager, Environmental Affairs for the refining and marketing division of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) and Manager, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs for Lyondell-Citgo Refining. Mr. Swanberg’s experience includes technical and management assignments in project, facility and corporate staff positions in all environmental, safety and health areas. Prior to joining Coffeyville Resources, he was Vice President of Sage Environmental Consulting, an environmental consulting firm focused on petroleum refining and petrochemicals, from September 2002 to June 2005. Mr. Swanberg received a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering Technology from Western Kentucky University and an MBA from the University of Tulsa.

SungHwan Cho

Mr. SungHwan Cho is Director of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. He has served as Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., the general partner of Icahn Enterprises L.P. (a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment, automotive, energy, gaming, railcar, food packaging, metals, real estate and home fashion), since March 2012. Prior to that time, he was Senior Vice President and previously Portfolio Company Associate at Icahn Enterprises since October 2006. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Cho served as Director of Finance for Atari, Inc., a publisher of interactive entertainment products. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Cho served as Director of Corporate Development and Director of Product Development at Talk America, a telecommunications provider to small business and residential customers. From 1996 to 1999, he was an investment banker at Salomon Smith Barney in New York and Tokyo. Mr. Cho has been a director of: CVR Refining GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Refining, LP, an independent downstream energy limited partnership, since January 2013; Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. since September 2012; CVR Energy, Inc., a diversified holding company primarily engaged in the petroleum refining and nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing business, since May 2012; CVR GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Partners LP, a nitrogen fertilizer company, since May 2012; Federal — Mogul Corporation, a supplier of automotive powertrain and safety components, since May 2012; XO Holdings, a competitive provider of telecom services, since August 2011; American Railcar Industries, Inc., a railcar manufacturing company, since June 2011; Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. Mr. Cho received a B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University and an MBA from New York University, Stern School of Business.

Keith Cozza

Mr. Keith Cozza is Director of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Associates Holding LLC, a position he has held since 2006. Since February 2013, Mr. Cozza has served as Executive Vice President of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., the general partner of Icahn Enterprises L.P. (a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment, automotive, energy, gaming, railcar, food packaging, metals, real estate and home fashion), and Chief Operating Officer of Icahn Capital LP, the entity through which Carl C. Icahn manages investment funds. Mr. Cozza served as Controller at Icahn Associates Holding LLC from 2004 to 2006. Prior to that Mr. Cozza was a senior assurance associate at Grant Thornton LLP. Mr. Cozza has been a director of: CVR Refining GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Refining, LP, an independent downstream energy limited partnership, since January 2013; Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. since September 2012; and XO Holdings, a competitive provider of telecom services, since August 2011. Mr. Cozza was previously a director of MGM Holdings Inc., an entertainment company focused on the production and distribution of film and television content, from April 2012 to August 2012. CVR Refining and XO Holdings are indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn. Mr. Icahn also previously had a non-controlling interest in MGM Holdings through the ownership of securities. Mr. Cozza holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Dayton.

Carl Icahn

Mr. Carl C. Icahn is Director of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. He has served as chairman of the board and a director of Starfire Holding Corporation, a privately-held holding company, and chairman of the board and a director of various subsidiaries of Starfire, since 1984. Since August 2007, through his position as Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Capital LP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises L.P., and certain related entities, Mr. Icahn's principal occupation is managing private investment funds, including Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund II LP and Icahn Partners Master Fund III LP. From November 2004 to August 2007, Mr. Icahn conducted this occupation through his entities CCI Onshore Corp. and CCI Offshore Corp. Since November 1990, Mr. Icahn has been chairman of the board of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., the general partner of Icahn Enterprises L.P. (a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment, automotive, energy, gaming, railcar, food packaging, metals, real estate and home fashion). Mr. Icahn has been: chairman of the board of CVR Refining GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Refining, LP, an independent downstream energy limited partnership, since January 2013; chairman of the board of CVR Energy, Inc., a diversified holding company primarily engaged in the petroleum refining and nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing business, since June 2012; chairman of the board of Tropicana Entertainment Inc., a company that is primarily engaged in the business of owning and operating casinos and resorts, since March 2010. Mr. Icahn received his B.A. from Princeton University.

Samuel Merksamer

Mr. Samuel J. Merksamer is Director of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. Mr. Merksamer has served as an investment analyst at Icahn Capital LP, a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises L.P., since May 2008. Mr. Merksamer is responsible for identifying, analyzing and monitoring investment opportunities and portfolio companies for Icahn Capital. Mr. Merksamer serves as a director of Viskase Companies, Inc., American Railcar Industries Inc., PSC Metals Inc., Federal-Mogul Corporation and CVR Energy. Mr. Merksamer served on the board of directors of Dynegy Inc. from March 2011 through September 2012. Viskase Companies, PSC Metals, American Railcar Industries Inc., Federal-Mogul and CVR Energy are each, directly or indirectly, controlled by Carl C. Icahn. Mr. Icahn also has an interest in Dynegy Inc. through the ownership of securities. From 2003 until 2008, Mr. Merksamer was an analyst at Airlie Opportunity Capital Management, a hedge fund management company, where he focused on high yield and distressed investments. Mr. Merksamer received an A.B. in Economics from Cornell University in 2002.

Daniel Ninivaggi

Mr. Daniel A. Ninivaggi is Director of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. He has served as President of Icahn Enterprises L.P. and its general partner, Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., since April 2010, as its Principal Executive Officer, or chief executive, since August 2010, and as a director since March 2012. Icahn Enterprises is a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment, automotive, energy, gaming, railcar, food packaging, metals, real estate and home fashion. From 2003 until July 2009, Mr. Ninivaggi served in a variety of executive positions at Lear Corporation, a global supplier of automotive seating and electrical power management systems and components, including as General Counsel from 2003 to 2007, as Senior Vice President from 2004 until 2006, and most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer from 2006 to 2009. Lear Corporation filed for bankruptcy in July 2009 and emerged in November 2009. Prior to joining Lear Corporation, from 1998 to 2003, Mr. Ninivaggi was a partner with the law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP, specializing in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. Mr. Ninivaggi also served as Of Counsel to Winston & Strawn LLP from July 2009 to March 2010. Mr. Ninivaggi has been a director of: CVR Refining GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Refining, LP, an independent downstream energy limited partnership, since January 2013; CVR Energy, Inc., a diversified holding company primarily engaged in the petroleum refining and nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing business, since May 2012; CVR GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Partners LP, a nitrogen fertilizer company, since May 2012; Viskase Companies, Inc., a meat casing company, since June 2011. Mr. Ninivaggi received a B.A. in History from Columbia University in 1986, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago in 1988 and a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1991.

Vincent Intrieri

Mr. Vincent J. Intrieri is Independent Director of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. Mr. Intrieri has been employed by Icahn related entities since October 1998 in various investment related capacities. Since January 2008, Mr. Intrieri has served as Senior Managing Director of Icahn Capital LP, the entity through which Carl C. Icahn manages private investment funds, and since October 2011, Mr. Intrieri has served as Senior Vice President of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., the general partner of Icahn Enterprises L.P. Icahn Enterprises L.P. is a Nasdaq-listed diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investments, automotive, energy, railcar, food packaging, metals, real estate, gaming and home fashion. Mr. Intrieri was a director of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. from 2006 through September 2012. In addition, since November 2004, Mr. Intrieri has been a Senior Managing Director of Icahn Onshore LP, the general partner of Icahn Partners LP, and Icahn Offshore LP, the general partner of Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund II LP and Icahn Partners Master Fund III LP, entities through which Mr. Icahn invests in securities. . Intrieri has served as a director of Chesapeake Energy Corporation, an oil and gas exploration and production company, since June 2012. Mr. Intrieri has served as a director of CVR Energy, Inc., an independent petroleum refiner and marketer of high value transportation fuels, since May 2012. Mr. Intrieri has also served on the board of directors of Federal-Mogul Corporation, a supplier of automotive products, since December 2007. Mr. Intrieri served on the board of directors of Dynegy Inc., a company primarily engaged in the production and sale of electric energy, capacity and ancillary services from March 2011 through September 2012. Mr. Intrieri graduated in 1984, with Distinction, from The Pennsylvania State University (Erie Campus) with a B.S. in Accounting. Mr. Intrieri was a certified public accountant.

Kenneth Shea

Mr. Kenneth Shea is Independent Director of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. He is the President of Coastal Capital Management LLC, an affiliate of Coastal Development, LLC, a New York based privately-held developer of resort destinations, luxury hotels and casino gaming facilities. Prior to joining Coastal in September 2009, from July 2008 to August 2009, Mr. Shea was a Managing Director for Icahn Capital LP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises L.P. (a diversified holding company controlled by Carl Icahn that is engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment, automotive, energy, gaming, railcar, food packaging, metals, real estate and home fashion) through which Mr. Icahn manages various private investment funds, including Icahn Partners, Icahn Master, Icahn Master II and Icahn Master III. At Icahn Capital, Mr. Shea had responsibility for all principal investments in the gaming and leisure industries. Prior to serving at Icahn Capital, Mr. Shea was employed by Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., from 1996 to 2008, where he was a Senior Managing Director and global head of the Gaming and Leisure investment banking department. At Bear, Stearns, Mr. Shea oversaw the execution of various complex capital raising and merger & acquisition transactions for a wide variety of public and private companies. Mr. Shea holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, magna cum laude, from Boston College and an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia's Darden School.

Jon Whitney

Mr. Jon R. Whitney is Independent Director CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. He previously worked at Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG), a natural gas transmission company, from 1968 until 2001. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CIG from 1990 until it merged with El Paso Corporation in 2001. After leaving CIG, he served as Co-Chairman of the Board for TransLink, an independent electric power system operator, was a member of Peak Energy Ventures, LLC, a natural gas consulting company, and served on the boards of directors of Storm Cat Energy Corporation, Patina Oil and Gas Corporation (prior to its merger with Noble Energy in 2005), American Oil and Gas Corporation (prior to its merger with Hess Corporation in 2010), Bear Cub Energy and Bear Paw Energy. He also held committee positions with the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America and the American Gas Association. He is currently a director of Bear Tracker Energy LLC, a private company in the midstream energy business.

Glenn Zander

Mr. Glenn R. Zander is Independent Director of CVR Refining GP, LLC., the general partner of CVR Refining LP. Mr. Zander was the Chief Executive Officer, President and director of Aloha Airgroup, Inc., a privately owned passenger and cargo transportation airline, from 1994 to 2004. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Zander served as Vice Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and director of Trans World Airlines, an international airline. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of TWA within that period. During 1992 and 1993, Mr. Zander served as the Chief Restructuring Officer of TWA following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1992 and its emergence therefrom in 1993. From 2004 to 2009, Mr. Zander served as a director of Centerplate, Inc., a provider of food/concession services at sports facilities and convention centers in the United States and Canada.
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