Gary Hanson serves as Senior Director, Communications for Andeavor, a Fortune 100 company. He oversees all communications for the company and previously served as Vice President, Corporate Communications of Western Refining since 2007, where he was responsible for all communications for Western Refining, Western Refining Logistics, and Northern Tier Energy, all publicly traded companies on the New York Stock Exchange. Hanson was responsible for managing overall brand image of each company and directs the advertising, corporate sponsorships, internal communications and community relations for all three companies.
Prior to joining Western Refining, Hanson was the Global Marketing Director for the Manufacturing Industry Group at EDS where he was responsible for all marketing strategy and communications. Previously, Hanson was Vice President, Marketing for Software Spectrum. He moved to Software Spectrum from EDS where was Director of Marketing Communications.
Earlier, he was Vice President of Account Services at Michael and Partners Advertising, and was on the marketing staff of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team where he developed corporate sponsor packages and designed and implemented numerous promotional activities. Hanson began his career in sales and marketing in 1980 for Eli Lilly and Company.
He received his BBA degree in Marketing from Texas Tech University where he served as Student Body President. Hanson and his wife, Susan, have six children.
