Phillips 66 (PSX) Appoints Grace Puma Whiteford to its Board

The board of directors of Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) has appointed Grace Puma Whiteford to serve on the company’s board, effective Oct. 10. She will serve on the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and the Public Policy and Sustainability Committee of the board.

“Phillips 66 is pleased to welcome Grace to the board of directors as a highly qualified independent director. We will benefit from her broad experience in operations, procurement, and safety as well as her leadership and perspectives,” said Mark Lashier, chairman and CEO.

Puma Whiteford currently serves on the boards of Target Corporation and Organon & Co. and previously served on the board of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Puma Whiteford retired in 2022 as executive vice president and chief operations officer at PepsiCo where she led global operations, global procurement, employee health and safety, global security and holistic cost management. Prior to that, she held numerous executive leadership roles, including senior vice president, chief supply officer and senior vice president, global chief procurement officer. Prior to PepsiCo, Puma Whiteford served as senior vice president and global chief procurement officer at United Airlines.

Puma Whiteford was included on the Most Powerful Latina list by Fortune magazine in 2017, 2018 and 2019, and she was named to the inaugural Most Powerful Latinas Hall of Fame by the Association of Latino Professionals in 2021.

With her appointment, the board of Phillips 66 consists of 14 directors, 13 of whom are independent.

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