Marathon Petroleum Appoints Kimberly N. Ellison-Taylor to its Board of Directors

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) announced that Kimberly N. Ellison-Taylor have been elected to the company’s board of directors.

” Kimberly has a strong record of accomplishment in complex industries, making her an outstanding addition to the deep expertise of our current board,” said John P. Surma, chairman of the MPC board of directors. “We look forward to her perspectives and strategic insights as we continue creating long-term sustainable value in an ever-evolving business environment.”

Ellison-Taylor is respected as a forward-thinking global business leader whose career spans more than 30 years in finance, strategy, digital and business transformation, operations and risk management, including 17 years with Oracle. As global executive director, Finance Thought Leadership; global strategy leader, Cloud Business Group; and global strategy director, Financial Services Industry Group, along with other leadership roles, Ellison-Taylor guided customers through strategic business transformation initiatives, advised C-suite leaders on cloud solutions, contributed to more than 20 acquisitions and helped promote Oracle’s own digital transformation journey. Prior to Oracle, Ellison-Taylor was chief information officer for Prince George’s County, a local government entity in Maryland, and also held roles at KPMG, Motorola and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

In addition to her new directorship with MPC, Ellison-Taylor serves on the boards of directors of Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, U.S. Bancorp and EverCommerce Inc., a business management software company. She is also an adjunct professor teaching emerging technology and innovation for Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College Executive Education program. She is a past chairman of the American Institute of CPAs and a past chairman of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants.

Ellison-Taylor holds a bachelor’s degree in information systems management from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; a Master of Business Administration degree from Loyola University; and a Master of Science degree in information technology management from Carnegie Mellon University. She is a certified public accountant, a certified internal auditor and a certified information systems auditor.