Calumet Specialty Products Appoints Leah Herrington As VP of Marketing for Packaging and Branded Products Division

INDIANAPOLIS (November 11, 2014) – Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. (NASDAQ CLMT), a leading independent producer of specialty hydrocarbon and fuel products, today announced it has appointed Leah Herrington to the position of Vice President of Marketing for its Packaging and Branded Products division, reporting to Calumet Vice President of Packaging and Branded Products, Bryan Yourdon.

Effective immediately, Herrington will be responsible for overseeing all facets of strategy and execution of branding, marketing, advertising, public relations and corporate communications initiatives for Calumet’s Royal Purple®, Bel-Ray®, Quantum® and TruFuel® brands.

“We’re thrilled to have Leah join the Calumet team,” said Yourdon. “She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience and will be instrumental in developing innovative brand strategies for the companies in our division. Under her management, we hope to grow each brand’s reach within key markets across the country and around the world; bolstering Calumet’s already-impressive reputation as a leading producer of specialty hydrocarbon and fuel products.”

Herrington brings more than 20 years of domestic and international marketing expertise to her new position; working with companies such as PepsiCo Inc., IBM, Mary Kay and Quaker State oil. Most recently, Herrington served as the OTC Marketing Group Director for Gaderman S.A., a division of Nestle Skin Health, where she orchestrated business unit strategy for skin care brands including Cetaphil and oversaw new brand launches for the U.S. market.

About Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.:
Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: CLMT) is a master limited partnership and a leading independent producer of high-quality, specialty hydrocarbon products in North America. Calumet processes crude oil and other feedstocks into customized lubricating oils, solvents and waxes used in consumer, industrial and automotive products. Calumet also produces fuel products including gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. Calumet is based in Indianapolis, Indiana and has thirteen facilities located in northwest Louisiana, northwest Wisconsin, northern Montana, western Pennsylvania, Texas, New Jersey and Oklahoma.