ARG adds David Breitigam to leadership team

American Refining Group Inc. (ARG) has added David Breitigam to its Leadership Team as vice president of environmental, health and safety (EHS).

Breitigam comes to ARG from Marathon Petroleum Co. where he spent 12 years in its EHS ranks eventually being named corporate refining health, environmental, safety and security manager. He also brings experience as Innovene Inc.’s (formerly BP Chemicals) senior industrial hygienist/safety professional and Brush Wellman’s managing industrial hygienist, and from Centrex Corp.’s environmental safety and security division in Findlay, Ohio.

As VP – EHS at ARG, Breitigam will oversee ARG’s organizational compliance with local, state and federal environmental, health and safety regulations, including process safety management (PSM). Tasked with representing ARG in external affairs related to environmental matters, he will remain up to date of any changes to rules and regulations to which ARG may be subject.

“We are very happy to have David at ARG,” said Jeannine Schoenecker, ARG president and chief operating officer. “This addition will bring our safety and environmental groups back together under his direction.”

Breitigam earned a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental health from Bowling Green State University and completed a master’s degree in occupational health at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. He is a certified safety professional and industrial hygienist and also holds the Prosci® change-management certification.