Vertex Energy Names Bart Rice as Division President of Renewable and Conventional Fuels ACCESSWIRE HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / May 18, 2021 / Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTNR, 'Vertex Energy' or the 'Company'), a leading specialty refiner and marketer of high-quality refined products, today announced that it has named Bart Rice as Division President of Renewable and Conventional Fuels for Vertex. Rice, who joined Vertex in early 2020, brings 40 years of energy industry experience to the Company. Previously, he served in executive leadership roles with Rice Oil, Allied Energy Company, Crystal Energy LLC, Division President of Emerge Energy Services LP and Joint Venture Partner with Lansing Trade Group and Andersons, Inc. Bart has been instrumental in creating supplemental revenue streams around renewables and conventional fuels, pioneering the blending of ethanol with gasoline, biodiesel manufacturing, environmental reclamation, and trans-mix distillation, including hydrotreating and pipeline terminal operations.