# Uzi Yemin

> Ezra Uzi Yemin is an Israeli-American energy executive and founder of Delek US. Based in the Nashville area, he led the company as CEO from 2004 to 2022, overseeing expansion from convenience retail into refining and logistics. He is now chairman of Delek US, vice chairman of Delek Logistics’ general partner and chairman of compact fusion developer nT-Tao.

- **Role:** Chairman at Delek US Holdings; Vice Chairman of Delek Logistics GP; Chairman at nT-Tao
- **Organizations:** Delek US Holdings, Delek Logistics GP, nT-Tao, Akiva School (former board president), Clal Insurance (former employer), Israel Ministry of Finance (former employer)
- **From:** Jerusalem, Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli-American
- **Education:** MBA, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- **Known for:** Founded and helped build Delek US from its 2001 retail foothold into a refining and logistics business., Led Delek US as CEO for 18 years, from June 2004 to June 2022., Oversaw the 2017 Alon combination, creating a four-refinery system with 302,000 barrels per day of nameplate capacity.

## Career timeline

- **2000-2001** — Chief financial officer of Delek – The Israel Fuel Corporation.
- **2001** — Became president and a director of Delek US; the company acquired 198 MAPCO Express convenience stores.
- **2004** — Became Delek US CEO in June.
- **2005** — Delek US acquired the Tyler refinery.
- **2006** — Delek US completed its IPO in May.
- **2012** — Became chairman of Delek US in December; began leading Delek Logistics GP in April.
- **2016** — Delek US sold MAPCO retail assets to COPEC for $535 million before adjustments.
- **2017** — Delek completed acquisition of the remaining Alon USA shares, effective July 1.
- **2022** — Transitioned from CEO to executive chairman of Delek US in June; Avigal Soreq succeeded him as CEO.
- **2025** — Continued as chairman following the end of his executive chairman tenure in December 2024.
- **2026** — Became vice chairman of Delek Logistics GP in February; nT-Tao lists him as board chairman.

## Achievements

- Founded and helped build Delek US from its 2001 retail foothold into a refining and logistics business.
- Led Delek US as CEO for 18 years, from June 2004 to June 2022.
- Oversaw the 2017 Alon combination, creating a four-refinery system with 302,000 barrels per day of nameplate capacity.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Became vice chairman of Delek Logistics GP’s board as Avigal Soreq became chairman, effective February 25.
- **2026-10** — Current nT-Tao team page lists Yemin as chairman of the board; this is the verification month, not an appointment date.

## Links

- Website: https://www.delekus.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/uzi-yemin

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Last updated: 2026-10-21