HOUSTON, March 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TPC Group has announced a series of organizational changes to position the company for the future and to manage the departure of two senior executives.

The Company has appointed Dan Valenzuela as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Patrick Hurt as Vice President and General Counsel; Adrian Jacobsen to Vice President, Corporate Development, Fuels and Strategic Raw Materials, and Dona Burke to Vice President, Supply Chain.

Mr. Valenzuela has held senior positions at TPC Group for more than 10 years, most recently as Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis and Corporate Development. He will serve on the senior leadership team, overseeing the finance, accounting, treasury and investor relations functions, as well as the internal audit function. Mr. Valenzuela has over 30 years of experience primarily in the petrochemical industry. Bart de Jong, who has served as CFO since 2017, will retire on April 30, 2023.

Before joining TPC Group in 2011, Mr. Valenzuela held various sales, business development and operations roles at JX NCTI (formerly Nisseki Chemical), INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA and PPG Industries.

Mr. Hurt has served as the firm’s deputy general counsel since 2014 with legal oversight for trade, supply chain, technology and finance, and corporate governance. As vice president and general counsel, he will serve on the senior leadership team and oversee the legal, compliance and corporate governance functions. Mr. Hurt has nearly 20 years of experience primarily in the petrochemical industry. Marilyn Moore Basso, who has served as senior vice president and general counsel since 2014, has made the personal decision to relocate to Argentina and will be leaving the company effective March 31, 2023.

Prior to joining TPC Group, Mr. Hurt served as Senior Counsel for Celanese Corporation, where he provided legal support for corporate development, commercial and procurement matters and served as…