Everett Lewis is Tesoro’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Tesoro Corporation. Lewis provides both strategic and operational leadership to the entire company. He is directly responsible for Tesoro’s Refining, Marketing, Supply and Optimization, Business Development & Logistics, and Environmental, Health & Safety functions.

Prior to being named to his current position, Lewis served as Executive Vice President – Strategy and Asset Management. He served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategic Planning during 2004 and Senior Vice President, Planning and Optimization from 2003 to 2004. He also served as Senior Vice President, Planning and Risk Management from 2001 to 2003 and served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Projects from 1999 to 2001. Lewis started with Chevron USA in 1970 in a range of refinery operations positions, served as Vice President Refining, Vice President Refining Business Development, and Vice President Supply and Trading for BHP, then was responsible for all refining development for Trans-world Oil including grassroots refinery projects in India, South East Asia, the Middle East and China before joining Tesoro.

Lewis graduated with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Iowa State University and received his master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance from the University of Hawaii.

William J. Finnerty
Executive Vice President – Strategy and Corporate Development

William J. Finnerty is Executive Vice President – Strategy and Corporate Development. He provides leadership and oversight for the company’s Strategy & Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Planning & Analytics, and External Affairs.

Prior to assuming his current position, Finnerty served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He joined the company in 2003 as Vice President, Crude Oil and Logistics. Previously, Finnerty served as Vice President, Trading North America Crude for ChevronTexaco from 2001 to 2003. He also held positions as Senior Vice President at Texaco Trading and Transportation Company and Senior Vice President, Trading and Operations, for Equiva Trading Company.

A member of the Board of Trustees of the National Petroleum Refining Association (NPRA), Finnerty was elected Vice President of the Executive Committee for the NPRA in March 2005. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the State University Maritime College in New York.

Chuck Parrish is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Tesoro Corporation. Prior to his current role, he served as Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Secretary.

Parrish leads Tesoro’s Legal Department and Contract Administration function, as well as the Business Ethics and Compliance office.

Parrish joined Tesoro in 1994 and has since served in numerous roles in the legal department. He works closely with the company’s finance and financial reporting teams on all matters related to the company’s capital structure and securities act reporting. In addition, Parrish provides counsel to the company’s management and Board of Directors on Corporate governance issues. Before joining Tesoro, he worked in private practice with law firms in Houston and San Antonio, primarily representing commercial lenders with loan transactions, workouts and real estate matters.

Parrish received his bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Virginia and his juris doctor from the University of Houston Law School. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the American Bar Association.