Robert Earl Yancey

Background

Yancey, Robert Earl was born on June 16, 1945 in Ashland, Kentucky, United States. Son of Robert E. Senior and Estelline (Tackett) Yancey.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1967.

Career

Senior vice president, group operating officer superintendent, Catlettsburg (Kentucky) Refinery, 1976-1979; executive assistant, Ashland (Kentucky) Petroleum Company, 1979-1980; group vice president, Ashland (Kentucky) Petroleum Company, 1980-1981; senior vice president, Ashland (Kentucky) Petroleum Company, 1981-1986; president, Ashland (Kentucky) Petroleum Company, since 1986; senior vice president, group operating officer, Ashland Inc., 1988-1997; retired.

Achievements

• Robert Earl Yancey has been listed as a noteworthy oil company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, hunting, fishing.

Connections

Married Nina McGee, June 16, 1962. Children: Rob, Yvonne, Elizabeth.