Executive Officers

Anne-Marie Ainsworth - President and Chief Executive Officer
Anne-Marie Ainsworth has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of our general partner and as President and Chief Executive Officer of OTA since November 2012. Prior to joining the Oiltanking Group, Ms. Ainsworth previously held the position of Senior Vice President of Sunoco Refining from November 2009 until March 2012.  Prior to joining Sunoco, Ms. Ainsworth was employed by Motiva Enterprises, LLC, where she was the General Manager of the Motiva refinery in Norco, Louisiana from November 2006 to October 2009.  From December 2003 to November 2006, Ms. Ainsworth was Director of Management Systems & Process Safety at Shell Oil Products U.S., and from September 2000 to December 2003, she was Vice President of Technical Assurance at Shell’s Deer Park refinery.  Ms. Ainsworth holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Rice University, where she served as an adjunct professor from October 2000 to October 2009, and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.  We believe Ms. Ainsworth, with her extensive management experience in leadership positions across the refining industry, provides valuable insight to the board of directors of our general partner.  

Kenneth F. Owen - Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kenneth F. Owen has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of our general partner and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of OTA since March 2011.  Prior to joining the Oiltanking Group, Mr. Owen was employed in the investment banking group with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. from October 2010 to March 2011.  From March 2005 through October 2010, Mr. Owen was employed in the investment banking group with UBS Investment Bank.  At both Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Investment Bank, he focused primarily on the energy sector.  Prior to March 2005, Mr. Owen worked as an equity research analyst at UBS Investment Bank and Credit Suisse.

Robert "Bo" J. McCall - Senior Vice President, Commercial and Business Development
Robert “Bo” McCall has served as Senior Vice President of Commercial and Business Development of our general partner and as Senior Vice President of Commercial and Business Development of OTA since January 2013.  Prior to January 2013, Mr. McCall was Vice President of Marketing and Sales of our general partner from March 2011 and Vice President of Marketing and Sales of OTA from March 2007.  Mr. McCall has been in the midstream oil and gas business for 25 years.  Prior to joining the Oiltanking Group in 2003, he worked for Conoco and other small oil and gas companies with responsibilities ranging from engineering, sales, commercial and executive capacities.  At OTA, he has worked in the commercial department as a sales manager for five years and as the Vice President of Marketing for an additional six years supporting all of OTA’s facilities.

Brian C. Brantley - Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Brian C. Brantley has served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of our general partner and Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of OTA since September 2012.  Prior to joining the Oiltanking Group, Mr. Brantley practiced corporate law at Vinson & Elkins LLP from April 2006 through August 2012, and at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP from September 2003 through March 2006.  Mr. Brantley has represented public and private companies, investment funds and investment banking firms in numerous mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, primarily in the oil and gas industry.  

Kevin L. Campbell - Vice President, Operations
Kevin L. Campbell has served as Vice President of Operations of our general partner since March 2011 and Vice President of Operations of OTA since April 2010.  Prior to that, he was the Terminal Manager for Oiltanking Texas City, L.P., a wholly owned subsidiary of OTA, from January 2008 until April 2010.  Prior to becoming Terminal Manager, he served as the Operations Manager for Oiltanking Texas City, L.P. from July 2004 until January 2008. Mr. Campbell has been employed by the Oiltanking Group since 1985, serving in various roles, including operations, scheduling and health, safety and environmental.

Clayton K. Curtis - Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Clayton K. Curtis has served as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs of our general partner since February 2013 and as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs of OTA since January 2010.  Prior to January 2010, Mr. Curtis was Director of Regulatory Affairs for OTA from July 2007 to January 2010.  Prior to joining the Oiltanking Group in 2007, Mr. Curtis worked for Baker Hughes Incorporated for twenty years, including seventeen years in various positions in the corporate regulatory affairs and health and safety department.  Mr. Curtis has been a certified safety professional since 1990 and has served as a member of the board of directors on the Houston Ship Channel Security District since its inception in 2010.

Javier Del Olmo B. - Vice President, Engineering
Javier Del Olmo has served as Vice President of Engineering of our general partner since February 2013 and as Vice President of Engineering of OTA since January 2013.  Prior to that, he was General Manager of Engineering for OTA from June 2011 until December 2012 and Business Development Manager of OTA from June 2010 to June 2011.  Prior to becoming Business Development Manager, Mr. Del Olmo was Trading Business Development Manager in Latin America for the Oiltanking Group from January 2009 to June 2010, managing director of Oiltanking Mexico from June 2008 to August 2010, and commercial director for Oiltanking Mexico from June 2005 to June 2008.  Mr. Del Olmo has been employed by the Oiltanking Group since 1997, serving in various roles, including project coordinator, business development, commercial and operations.  Mr. Del Olmo has been a member of the board of directors and has served as a legal representative for Oiltanking Mexico since June 2008.

Kim M. Ivy - Vice President, Business Development
Kim M. Ivy has served as Vice President of Business Development of OTA since June 2011 and as Vice President of Business Development of our general partner since February 2013.  Prior to that, Mr. Ivy was Vice President and Terminal Manager of OTB and Oiltanking Port Neches, LLC from September 2009 until May 2011.  Prior to becoming Vice President and Terminal Manager, he served as Vice President of Finance of OTA from 2000 to August 2008.  Mr. Ivy has been employed by the Oiltanking Group since July 1982, serving in various roles primarily related to accounting, administration and finance.

Edward J. O’Neal Jr. - Vice President, Human Resources
Edward J. O’Neal Jr. has served as Vice President of Human Resources of our general partner and as Vice President of Human Resources of OTA since March 2013. Prior to joining the Oiltanking Group, Mr. O’Neal was Knowledge Management Lead of Shell Exploration and Production Company from January 2010 until March 2013 and Organizational Effectiveness Leader at Shell Oil Products U.S. from July 2007 to December 2009. Prior to that, Mr. O’Neal was in the military for 24 years, where he served in a variety of human resources and leadership roles, most recently as Chief, Joint Officer Management branch in the Pentagon from July 2006 to July 2007 and Director of Personnel for Central Command Air Forces (Forward) from July 2005 to July 2006, where he was responsible for providing day to day human resources support to Air Force personnel serving in Southwest Asia.

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