James Brown

James Brown

Vice President Enterprise Business Services Marathon Petroleum

James’ brings over a decade of leadership experience in strategy development and implementation, business transformation, and operational efficiency. Currently serving as Vice President of Enterprise Business Services (EBS), his focus is on designing and scaling enterprise-wide services, streamlining back-office operations, and aligning initiatives with strategic objectives. By creating a roadmap for standardization, optimization and scale, the EBS team empowers organizational growth and success.

Previously, as Vice President of Audit, the organization was supported by a reimagined internal audit function, transitioning from a compliance-driven approach to a strategic partnership based on data driven insights. This included implementing advanced tools and methods such as robotic process automation and an upgraded audit management system, and an Agile audit framework, leading to enhanced and accelerated reporting and reduced audit cycles.

#OPEXOG Summit Day One - November 4

9:35 AM Panel Discussion: Operational Excellence: Building a Lean, But Effective Organization to Thrive In Every Market Environment

Amid market volatility, a dynamic regulatory environment and disruptive technologies, it's critical to rethink the role of operational excellence. This dynamic panel will….

  • Identifying the strategic value levers and performance improvement opportunities in your company
  • How to truly determine how reliable, safe and efficient your operations are, and then set targets for change
  • Aligning leadership and the rest of the organization
  • Creating a sustainable Operational Excellence framework - even as conditions change

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining James.

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