New LyondellBasell site managers named in Bay Area
June 22, 2010
LA PORTE, Texas (June 22, 2010) – Two new site managers have been named for three LyondellBasell facilities and its pipeline operations in the Bay Area. Courtney Ruth will lead the La Porte Complex and LyondellBasell’s Equistar Chemicals pipeline group, while Guy Tremblay takes the helm at the company’s Bayport Polymers and Bayport Underwood plants in Pasadena.
Ruth has 22 years of experience in refining and chemical manufacturing, and most recently was the site manager of LyondellBasell’s Clinton (Iowa) Polyolefins Plant. In Clinton, he served on the boards of Junior Achievement, the Clinton Regional Development Corporation, and the Prince of Peace Foundation. “Having worked in the Houston area before, I’m looking forward to again being a part of the wonderful communities in Bay Area Houston,” said Ruth, who now makes his home in Friendswood.
Tremblay’s 21 years in manufacturing have been spent in Canada, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. His leadership positions include site manager of the LyondellBasell Berre and Fos plants in France and Montell’s Milton Keynes facility in the UK; and Basell’s vice president of operations for advanced polyolefins in Brussels, Belgium. Most recently he served on LyondellBasell’s corporate development and performance improvement team in Houston.
Tremblay is fluent in French, English and Dutch. “Both Bayport sites have excellent records in safety and environmental performance and workers who are focused on doing their best everyday,” Tremblay said. “They constantly look to do even better and I am proud to be part of such a team.” Both the La Porte Complex and the Bayport Underwood Plant hold the coveted Star status in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program for safety performance. Bayport Underwood was the first facility in Bayport to become certified in the prestigious program.
Ruth will oversee more than 550 employees and contractors, while Tremblay’s sites have approximately 500 employees and contractors.
Both men hold bachelor of science degrees -- Tremblay’s in chemical engineering from Sherbrooke University in Quebec, Canada, and Ruth’s in mechanical engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Penn.
The La Porte site is located on Miller Cut-Off Road, just north of Hwy. 225. Bayport Polymers is on Bay Area Boulevard and Bayport Underwood is on Underwood Road just off Red Bluff Road. The pipeline group has its headquarters in Bayport and two storage sites in Markham and Mt. Belvieu. Its employees are at various sites along the pipeline which runs from Corpus Christi to Mt. Belvieu.