CVR Energy Inc., Sugar Land, Texas, the majority owner of petroleum refiner and marketer CVR Refining LP and nitrogen fertilizer manufacturer CVR Partners LP has named Janice DeVelasco the company’s vice president of environmental, health, and safety, effective immediately. For the past seven years she has been directing the process safety management program for the companies as a senior environmental, health, and safety advisor.
DeVelasco has more than 30 years of environmental, health, safety, and risk management experience, having served in several management and consulting positions with companies such as Citgo Petroleum Corp. and Sage Environmental Consulting LP. A licensed professional engineer, DeVelasco holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Texas A&M University.