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Alejandro Granado graduated with a degree in engineering / refining processes from the Ploiesti Oil and Gas Institute in Romania in 1981; he holds an m.s. in refining / petrochemicals from the same institution.
He began his career in the oil industry in 1981 with Intevep's Processes Development department. In 1985, he became resident engineer for the BTX project in Chicago. In 1987, he began working for Veba Oel in Germany as a process engineer.
In 1990, he was assigned to British Petroleum in London as a leader in the Process Engineering unit dedicated to the Oxygenates Project for the el Palito and Amuay Cardon refineries.
Between 1991 and 1997 he held different supervisory and managerial positions in the Process Engineering department of Intevep. He was later transferred to CITGO Petroleum Corporation, where he acted as Technology Manager at the Lemont Refinery.
In 2000, he became the manager for PDVSA's Process Engineering Department. He subsequently became Manager of Conceptual and Basic Engineering, a position he held until December 2002, when he became General Assistant Manager of Refining in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela.
In July 2003, PDVSA's Board of Directors approved his appointment as Managing Director of Refining for PDVSA's Eastern Division. In June 2004, he was appointed Managing Director of Domestic and International Refining, and he has been Vice President of PDV Marina since 2004.
In January 2005, he was appointed Vice President of PDVSA, responsible for the refining area both at a domestic and international level. Also in early 2005, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of CITGO Petroleum Corporation.
On May, 18, 2007, he was appointed President and CEO of CITGO Petroleum Corporation and retained his position as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company. | 