Gary K. Adams

Gary K. Adams is the former president and CEO of Chemical Market Associates Inc. (CMAI, 1997-2011) and chief chemical advisor for its successor IHS Markit (2011-2017). He serves on the board of directors of Phillips 66,[1] and Trecora Resources.[2] He has been a board member of Westlake Chemical Partners (2014-2016)[3][1] and Phillips 66 Partners LP (2013-2016)[4][1]

This article is about the president and CEO of CMAI. For the baseball coach, see Gary Adams. For the inventor and salesman, see Gary Adams (golf).
Gary K. Adams, 2018
Born
Gary Kramer Adams
EducationBachelor of Science in Industrial Management
Alma materUniversity of Arkansas
Known forformer president and CEO of Chemical Market Associates Inc
AwardsPetrochemical Heritage Award
Scientific career
InstitutionsChemical Market Associates

Education

Gary Kramer Adams earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management at the University of Arkansas.[5]

Career

Adams worked at Union Carbide as a head of purchasing and distribution, from 1975-1990. He then joined Chemical Market Associates Inc. (CMAI) as director of the Monomers Market Advisory Service. He served progressively as President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of CMAI from 1997 until 2011, when CMAI was acquired by IHS (now IHSMarkit). He served as IHS Markit's chief chemical advisor from 2011-April 1, 2017.[4][5][6]

Adams' work has tended to focus on global sourcing and transportation issues relating to hydrocarbon-based products.[4][5][6] Adams became a board member of the Arabian American Development Company (which later became Trecora Resources) as of 2012.[7][8] He became a board member of Phillips 66 Partners as of October 2, 2013.[9] He was a founding board member[3] of Westlake Chemical Partners (2014-2016)[1] He became a board member of Phillips 66 in 2016.[10]

Awards

References
  1. "Gary K. AdamsBoard of Directors Member". Phillips 66. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. "Board of Directors". Trecora Resources. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. "Westlake Chemical Partners Selects Angela Minas to Join Board of Directors". Westlake Chemical. October 11, 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. "Petrochemical Heritage Award". Science History Institute. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  5. "Gary K. Adams". Equilar. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  6. "May 2001 Trends and Resources HP Impact: HPImpact: CMAI performs petrochemical industry SWOT analysis". Hydrocarbon Processing. May 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  7. "Executive Profile Gary Kramer Adams". Bloomberg. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  8. "Arabian American Development Company's CEO Hosts Annual Shareholder Meeting (Transcript) Jun. 5, 2013". : Trecora Resources (TREC). June 5, 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  9. "Phillips 66 Partners Appoints Adams to Board". Phillips 66. October 2, 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  10. "Phillips 66 Board Elects New Directors". Business Wire. October 7, 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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