The Petroleum Quality Institute of America

Reginald ("Reggie") Dias, Director, Automotive Lubricants, Phillips 66

Reggie Dias, Director, Automotive Lubricants, has been with Phillips 66 for more than 25 years, having worked in the R&D and management of various product lines. Reggie is currently responsible for the management of Passenger Car Motor Oil and Automatic Transmission Fluid lines. He is also responsible for developing and maintaining liaison with the engine builders, OEMs and other automotive lubricants industry segments. Prior to Phillips 66 Lubricants, Reggie worked with a major additive manufacturer developing new technologies for heavy duty and automotive engine oils. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, Society of Automotive Engineers, ASTM and the Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association. He is also the Phillips 66 Lubricants company representative at the API Lubricants Group.

More recently, Reggie was instrumental with the development and launch of ConocoPhillips Lubricants featuring the exclusive Liquid Titanium® additive.

Harry is currently the North America Marketing Manager for Chevron Lubricants, responsible for all marketing activities in the U.S. and Canada.  Harry has worked in the industry for 26 years, 19 of them with Chevron.  He has been in his current position since 2014.  Previous to this role, Harry served in a number of sales and marketing leadership positions such as Area Business Manager, Consumer Retail Channel Manager, Global Marine District Manager, Asia, and Global Industrial Sector Manager.

Harry graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1985, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering Management.

Paul D’Ambrosio, Manager, North America Sales, Infineum USA L.P.

Ian Macpherson, Marketing Director ATF & Industrial, North America, Afton Chemical

Ian Macpherson has twenty-six (26) years of experience in automotive, commercial and industrial lubricant formulation, technical service, and marketing roles with Afton Chemical Corporation.  He has a PhD in Chemistry from University of Leeds in the UK, and a BS in Chemistry from the University of Bradford.

After serving the past 10  years in Afton’s marketing department in Richmond, VA,  Ian was appointed to his current role in the OEM liaison team in Southfield Michigan. 

David Arters, Global Technology Director, Driveline,  The Lubrizol Corporation

Rich is currently serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Warren Oil Company. In his leadership capacity, he works with a team of almost 500 employees at the company’s six blending and packaging facilities. He is based at the Company’s Dunn, North Carolina headquarters and is passionate about the continuing commitment to product quality for not only Warren but for all industry participants.

An oil industry veteran, he spent 23 years in the oil re-refining and recycling industry creating the largest privately held, individually owned, re-refining and oil collection operation in the United States.

He has been a two term Board of Directors member for NORA, an Association of Responsible Recyclers and an active member of the National Association of Chief Executive Officers and National Association of Corporate Directors. Additionally, he has corporate board experience as an executive serving on various board committees.

Kim Morris is the CEO and founder of Pinnacle Oil, Inc., which is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Founded in 1987, Pinnacle manufactures and globably distributes a broad spectrum of lubricant products for “major” oil companies, OEMs, distributors, retailers, and other oil marketers.  Golden Triangle Lubricant Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Pinnacle located in Nederland, Texas, produces marine lubricants, transformer fluids, engine oils and other products.  

Kim holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Northwestern University.