Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. has named longtime energy industry professional D. West Griffin as the Partnership's Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective January 5, 2017. Mr. Griffin brings with him over 30 years of industry experience where he has served in executive management roles for a number of high profile energy-related corporations. As CFO, Mr. Griffin will be responsible for executing Calumet's ongoing deleveraging strategy, as well as all financing and capital markets activities.  He will also be charged with managing the company's balance sheet and improving upon its financial planning capabilities.

Mr. Griffin joins Calumet from Energy XXI where he was one of the three founders and also served as Chief Financial Officer from 2005 to 2014. Additionally, the Company also announced that Patrick Murray, the Company's former Chief Financial Officer, will serve in the new position of VP & Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) at Calumet.  This new leadership position will be responsible for further developing key organizational functions including all accounting, IT, and external reporting.