Alyeska Pipeline Leadership

Kevin Hostler
President & Chief Executive Officer

Kevin Hostler is the President and Chief Executive Officer for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. Mr. Hostler is the ninth executive to lead Alyeska since the company was established in 1970.

Alyeska operates and maintains the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) for five Owner Companies (BP, Chevron, Conoco Phillips, Exxon Mobil and Koch). TAPS is one of the premier pipeline systems in the U. S. transporting crude oil from the North Slope of Alaska to a terminus at Valdez for loading on tankers. TAPS transports approximately 14 percent of U. S. crude oil supply and is accountable for 25 percent of the West Coast deliveries. Alyeska oversees a $500 million per annum, plus budget to ensure the high reliability and security of supply. Alyeska is currently overseeing a half billion dollar upgrade for the TAPS system.

Prior to joining Alyeska, Mr. Hostler served as the Senior Vice President for BP's global human resources organization where he was responsible for providing human resources support in over 80 countries. Prior to that, Mr. Hostler was the Business Unit Leader and Associate President of BP’s subsidiary in Colombia.

Mr. Hostler has had a diverse 30-year career in the Oil and Gas Industry, including 27 years with BP. He has had leadership assignments in the United States, England, Scotland, and Columbia. Mr. Hostler has extensive experience in the production and operations side of the business. Among other positions, he has served as Operations Manager in the Gulf of Mexico and Offshore Installation Manager in the North Sea. Early in his career Mr. Hostler worked on several projects in Alaska.

Mr. Hostler is currently on the boards of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, the Association of Oil Pipelines and the American Petroleum Institute. Mr. Hostler is on the Advisory Board for the University of Alaska, Anchorage and he is Co-Chair of the University of Alaska in Fairbanks Vision Task Force. Mr. Hostler also serves on the Advisory Council for the Texas A&M Center for International Studies.

Mr. Hostler is a member of the Providence Hospital Alaska Foundation Board and Chairman of the Corporate Council of the Providence Alaska Foundation. Mr. Hostler is also a member of the Governance Board of the Foraker Group. Mr. Hostler was Chairperson of the 2006 American Heart Association Heart Walk in Alaska.

Mr. Hostler graduated from the University of Alabama with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. He has been associated with several industry associations and has worked previously with the American International Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Hostler is married. He and his wife, Becky, have two adult children.