The Sulphur Institute (TSI) announced today that Robert W. McBride will step down as board chair and assume the position of president and CEO for the international industry organization. “Rob brings a tremendous wealth of industry knowledge and management know-how to TSI. He has already demonstrated his dedication to effectively illustrating the value proposition for TSI to its members and is now addressing it with others in the industry,” so remarked John Cavo, Trammo Inc., current TSI vice chair and search committee lead.
McBride will retire from ExxonMobil Oil Corp. after more than 30 years with the company effective Dec. 31, 2013. He has been a member of ExxonMobil’s sulfur and petroleum coke team since 2002 and been an active member in TSI since 2005. He has participated in various working groups, led the Institute’s Sulphur Advocacy program for a number of years as well as oversaw all of TSI’s programs benefitting the industry as program chair and TSI’s vice chair. In April 2013, he was elected by the board of directors as chair. McBride will assume his new role Jan. 1, 2014 with Cavo stepping into the role as TSI’s chair.