Marathon Petroleum Corp. Names Maria A. Khoury as Chief Financial Officer
Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC) named Maria A. Khoury as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 19, 2026.
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Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC) named Maria A. Khoury as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 19, 2026. Khoury will succeed John J. Quaid, who will remain with the company for a period of transition.
Khoury joins from Danaher, where since 2021 she served as Vice President, Group CFO Biotechnology with finance oversight for Cytiva and Pall Life Sciences, including controllership, treasury, and tax. Her background includes financial leadership at GE Oil & Gas (2010–2017), GE Corporate/GE Capital (1999–2010), and earlier roles at Cargill. Khoury holds degrees from Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, London School of Economics (diploma), and an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Positive
- CFO appointment effective January 19, 2026
- Khoury brings 25 years of global finance leadership
- Recent role included oversight of controllership, treasury, and tax
Negative
- Outgoing CFO transition period is unspecified, creating near-term uncertainty
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News Market Reaction – MPC
On Dec 18, the day this news came out, MPC closed 3.66% below the previous close.
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Key Figures
- Effective date
- January 19, 2026
- Start date as Executive Vice President and CFO
- Industry experience
- 25 years
- Global finance business leadership experience cited in release
- GE Oil & Gas tenure
- 2010–2017
- Financial leadership roles including Drilling and Surface CFO
- GE corporate tenure
- 1999–2010
- Financial planning, analysis, and treasury roles
- Cargill tenure
- 5 years
- Early finance career before joining GE in 1999
- MBA program
- Master of Business Administration
- International finance MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management
Historical Context
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CEO Maryann Mannen elected chairman; executive chairman retiring.
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Strong Q3 2025 earnings, higher dividend and capital returns.
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Repeat Q3 release noting robust EBITDA and repurchases.
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MPLX Q3 growth, higher distribution, major midstream deals.
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Quarterly dividend raised to $1.00 per share, up ~10%.
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"Maria's deep financial operations expertise and broad industry experience from 25 years as a global finance business leader, including previous roles in oil and gas, will be a strong addition to our executive team as we pursue MPC's strategic objectives. Her proven abilities to develop competitive capital allocation, growth, financial planning, and risk management strategies will advance our efforts to continue positioning the company to deliver industry-leading cash generation and capital returns," said Chairman-elect, President and Chief Executive Officer Maryann Mannen. "On behalf of our Boards of Directors, I thank John for his many contributions to MPC and MPLX."
Since 2021, Khoury has served as Vice President, Group CFO Biotechnology for Danaher, a global science and technology innovator, where she has finance responsibility for Cytiva (formerly GE Healthcare Biopharma) and Pall Life Sciences, including oversight of the controllership, treasury, and tax functions. From 2017-2020, Khoury served as Vice President, Finance and IT for GE Healthcare Life Sciences, based in the
Prior to her focus on life sciences, Khoury served in financial leadership positions for GE Oil & Gas in
Khoury holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Universidad Catolica Andres Bello in
About Marathon Petroleum Corporation
MPC is a leading, integrated, downstream and midstream energy company headquartered in
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Forward-Looking Statements
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