Bart Rice

Mr. Rice joined Vertex in early 2020, bringing 40 years of energy industry experience to the Company. Previously, he served in executive leadership roles with Rice Oil, Allied Energy Company, Crystal Energy LLC, Division President of Emerge Energy Services LP, and Joint Venture Partner with Lansing Trade Group and Andersons, Inc. Bart has been instrumental in creating supplemental revenue streams around renewables and conventional fuels, pioneering the blending of ethanol with gasoline, biodiesel manufacturing, environmental reclamation, and trans-mix distillation, including hydrotreating and pipeline terminal operations. As President of Renewable and Conventional Fuels, Rice leads the oversight of Vertex's renewables strategy, including the commercial development of alternative feedstocks in the production of renewable diesel.