Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> February 11, 2014

Interview with the President and CEO: Alon USA Energy, Inc. (ALJ)

Eisman, Paul
Paul Eisman is President and Chief Executive Officer of Alon USA Energy, Inc. With more than 30 years of refining experience and expertise, he provides overall leadership to Alon USA Energy’s refining production and retail business operations. Prior to joining the company in March 2010, Mr. Eisman served as Executive Vice President of Refining and Marketing Operations with Frontier Oil Corporation and Senior Vice President of Planning with Valero. His career also includes a number of technical, commercial and leadership positions with Ultramar Diamond Shamrock and KBC Advanced Technologies, a leading consulting firm to the international refining industry. Mr. Eisman is a graduate of the Harvard Advanced Management Program, and he earned his bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Texas Tech University in 1978. Profile
TWST: Let’s begin with a brief summary description of Alon USA and a picture of things the company is doing today. 

Mr. Eisman: Basically we operate with three different