Mary Ellen Peters

Ms. Peters is senior vice president of Marketing for Marathon Petroleum Company LLC. She joined Marathon in January 1979 and was appointed to her current position in December 1998.

In January 1998, Ms. Peters was named president, Marathon Ashland Pipe Line LLC* headquartered in Findlay, Ohio. In November 1996, she was named president of Marathon Pipe Line Company in Findlay. In 1993, Ms. Peters was appointed asphalt & heavy oil sales manager in Southfield, Michigan. In 1991, she assumed the duties of manager, Northern District asphalt sales, wholesale marketing in Southfield, Michigan.

Ms. Peters was named manager of advertising in 1988. In 1986, she became supervisor, Midwest products distribution. She was assigned to operations planning as an analyst, and to retail marketing as a staff assistant in 1984. In 1980, she moved to marketing operations and held a number of positions in products distribution, supply analysis and products supply. Ms. Peters joined Marathon in 1979 as an associate financial analyst in Findlay, Ohio.

She graduated from Indiana University, Indiana, in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in finance. She received a master's degree in finance from Bowling Green State University, Ohio, in 1986 while working for Marathon.

In September 2001, Ms. Peters attended the 23rd Oxford energy seminar held in Oxford, United Kingdom. She attended the Penn State, Pennsylvania, executive management program in 1998.

Ms. Peters is a member of the American Petroleum Institute's marketing committee where she was past chair and on the senior security policy group. She currently serves as the vice chairperson for the general committee on marketing. In addition, Ms. Peters serves as president of the Findlay YMCA administrative board of trustees.

*Name changed to Marathon Pipe Line LLC, September 1, 2005