My Toughest Challenge: James ‘Pepper’ Rutland of MMR Group in Baton Rouge
Position: President and CEO, overseeing 30 branch offices throughout the United States and in four countries
Company: MMR Group
What They Do: MMR is an industry...
My toughest challenge: Jerry Dunn of CITGO in Lake Charles
Position: Vice president and general manager of the Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex, the sixth largest refining facility in the U.S.
Company: CITGO
What They Do: Refine, transport and market...
My Toughest Challenge: Richard Harbison of Phillips 66 in Lake Charles
Position: Manager, Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex
Company: Phillips 66
What they do: Phillips 66 is a diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company. The Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex...
My Toughest Challenge: Jennifer Vosburg of NRG in New Roads
POSITION: Senior vice president/president
COMPANY: NRG/Louisiana Generating
WHAT THEY DO: NRG is a Fortune 500 integrated power company with a diverse electric generation portfolio and a retail electricity...
My Toughest Challenge: Lee Jenkins of Performance Contractors in Baton Rouge
POSITION: Vice president overseeing operations throughout the Southeast and corporate business development
COMPANY: Performance Contractors
WHAT THEY DO: Provide construction, turnaround and maintenance services to the...
My Toughest Challenge: Newton Thomas of The Newtron Group in Baton Rouge
Position: Owner
Company: The Newtron Group
What they do: Headquartered in Baton Rouge, The Newtron Group is one of the largest privately owned specialty industrial construction companies in the...
My Toughest Challenge: Johnny Chavez Jr. of Dow Chemical Co. in St. Charles
Position: Vice president and site director, St. Charles operations
Company: The Dow Chemical Company
What they do: Dow’s St. Charles operations comprises a 2,000-acre petrochemical manufacturing complex...
My Toughest Challenge: Johnny Holifield of SWAT in Gonzales
POSITION: President
COMPANY: Specialty Welding and Turnarounds (SWAT)
WHAT THEY DO: Founded in 2014, SWAT provides complete turnaround services, along with specialty welding, piping, furnace re-tubes and...
