Murphy USA announces new director

Murphy USA Inc. has announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Jeanne L. Phillips as an independent director of the company.

“It is with great pleasure that we add Jeanne to our Board,” Madison Murphy, chairman of Murphy USA Inc., said in a news release. “Her mixture of experience in the arenas of both corporate governance and government give her a unique perspective on some of the most critical issues our Company will face. We fully expect her to hit the ground running as a vital and important member of our Board family.”

According to the release, Phillips is currently senior vice president, corporate engagement & international relations of Hunt Consolidated, Inc., one of the largest privately held companies in the United States involved in numerous industries including energy, power, real estate, investments, ranching and infrastructure.

The release stated that Phillips served President George W. Bush as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) with rank of ambassador in Paris from 2001 until summer 2003. Following both the 2000 and 2004 Bush-Cheney presidential campaigns, she was appointed by Bush to serve as executive director and then chairman of the 54th and 55th Presidential Inaugural Committees.

Prior to serving as U.S. Ambassador, she owned and operated one of the top high-dollar fundraising firms in the United States with both political and non-political clients.

Phillips earned her bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University in 1976 and was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from SMU in 2005. She serves on several boards including Southern Methodist University, George W. Bush Presidential Center and American University of Paris, France.