LSB Industries, Inc. Appoints John Burns as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing
January 16 2020 - 04:05PM
Business Wire
LSB Industries, Inc. (NYSE:LXU) (“LSB” or the “Company”) today
announced that John Burns has been named Executive Vice
President-Manufacturing, effective February 3, 2020. Mr. Burns
takes over the position from John Diesch who has served in the role
since August 2016 and will be retiring after over 30 years in the
chemical industry. Mr. Diesch will remain with LSB through the end
of February to ensure an orderly and effective transition.
“We would like to thank John Diesch for his major contributions
to the Company during his more than three years as our head of
manufacturing,” commented Mark Behrman, LSB’s President and CEO.
“John’s tenure with our Company included the oversight of several
critical plant reliability initiatives that have translated into
the improved performance of our facilities. He has had a very
successful career in the chemical industry, and we wish him all the
best in his retirement.”
Mr. Behrman continued, “We are very pleased that John Burns will
be joining our senior leadership team. His extensive experience in
driving operational excellence within process industries and his
deep knowledge of nitrogen manufacturing plants make him highly
qualified to continue the performance improvement we have achieved
over the past few years. We expect John to be instrumental in the
continued operational improvements of our manufacturing facilities
and look forward to working with him as we strive to attain our
targeted safety performance and operating rates in the quarters to
come. On behalf of our Board, I’d like to welcome John to LSB.”
About John Burns
Since 1993, John has held key roles at various subsidiaries of
Koch Industries, an industrial conglomerate involved in the
manufacturing, distribution, and refining of chemicals, petroleum,
energy, fertilizers, polymers, and a host of other industrial
products. From 2007 to 2015, John worked in Koch Agriculture and
Energy Solutions where, from 2007 to 2014, he was Vice President of
North America Nitrogen Operations which included oversight of
Koch’s five nitrogen chemical manufacturing sites. While leading
these operations, John significantly improved plant performance in
the areas of safety and environmental stewardship, product quality,
asset reliability, and plant productivity by applying disciplined
operating processes and systems and applying best practices across
the manufacturing sites. From 2014 to 2015, John held the role of
Vice President of Koch’s Enid, OK Modernization where he
successfully advanced the largest manufacturing site expansion
project in Koch’s history.
Beginning in 2015, John moved into Innovation and Transformation
Director positions in Koch’s petroleum refining and paper
manufacturing businesses. In these roles, John advanced both the
application of lean manufacturing methodologies and the monitoring
and analysis of assets and production performance, ultimately
improving asset reliability and plant productivity for Koch’s
facilities. Another large part of these roles was John’s leadership
coaching and ability to educate employees.
John holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering
Technology, as well as a Master of Business Administration from
Texas A&M University.
About LSB Industries, Inc.
LSB Industries, Inc., headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
manufactures and sells chemical products for the agricultural,
mining, and industrial markets. The Company owns and operates
facilities in Cherokee, Alabama, El Dorado, Arkansas and Pryor,
Oklahoma, and operates a facility for a global chemical company in
Baytown, Texas. LSB’s products are sold through distributors and
directly to end customers throughout the United States. Additional
information about the Company can be found on its website at
www.lsbindustries.com.
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