Western Refining appointed Jeffrey S. Beyersdorfer senior vice president - treasurer and director of Investor Relations, effective immediately, according to a news release.

Beyersdorfer has 18 years of corporate finance and investor relations experience. Since 2008, he served as corporate treasurer for FMC Technologies Inc., a provider of technology solutions for the energy industry.

From 2002 to 2007, Beyersdorfer served as vice president - treasurer for Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. Prior to that, he was vice president of Corporate Development and treasurer for Premcor Inc., a privately-held independent oil refiner.

Western Refining Inc. is an independent refining and marketing company headquartered in El Paso, Texas.