Propane People In The News

, who has served for nearly fifteen years

. Ray is an industry veteran, having worked in the propane industry for 57 years. In 1960, Ray was hired by General Gas as a district manager. General Gas was purchased by Amoco where he worked for 19 years until it sold to Northern Propane in 1979. Ray left Northern and worked in Texas for four years before moving to North Carolina where he sold propane to southeastern dealers for thirteen years.

Ray joined Rutherford in 2002, where he served as Operations Manager for the past ten years. According to Randy Rutherford, “Ray has been a tremendous asset to the company. His wealth of knowledge, experience, and relationships have been invaluable.”

Mike Rutherford has been promoted to president of Rutherford Equipment, Inc., effective May 1, 2017

. Mike is the third generation Rutherford to serve in this position. Randy Rutherford will remain active with the company as Chairman. Mike joined Rutherford upon graduation from the University of Georgia in 1998. He began working to grow a new sector of the business, first promoting gas grills. The company’s grill business excelled due to Mike’s thousands of miles pulling a display trailer and hundreds of cooking demonstrations for customers. Throughout the years, Mike worked to grow the company’s hearth and grill product sales by adding numerous lines of high-quality products. In 2007, Mike served as president of the Georgia Propane Gas Association (GPGA), which was the same year Randy served as chairman of the National Propane Gas Association. After serving as GPGA President, Mike was promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing, responsible for the sales growth of all products, including the propane equipment that Rutherford Equipment had distributed for 57 years. Mike explains, “As a family-owned business, we wear a lot of hats and react quickly to the day-to-day challenges to achieve our ultimate goal – to satisfy our customers.”

(Cleveland, Ohio)

to execute the company’s long-term growth plan for propane solutions, specifically in the midstream market. “Crystelle’s marketing experience and extensive industry knowledge will play a vital role as we grow our company and expand our propane engineering offerings,” said

. “We are committed to being the leading company in propane infrastructure, and Crystelle’s expertise will help us to more effectively communicate, develop and deliver our innovative propane solutions across the industry.”

Markley spent the last 10 years in various sales and marketing roles at CleanFUEL USA. That included helping close many strategic opportunities for the company, such as the largest single deployment of alternatively-fueled vehicles and infrastructure. She also successfully launched multiple alternative fuel original equipment manufacturer (OEM) vehicle and infrastructure products through national sales efforts and marketing campaigns. In addition to her experience, Markley holds a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness and a master’s degree in agricultural economics from Texas A&M University.

“I look forward to expanding Superior Energy Systems’ marketing efforts in propane infrastructure products and services,” Markley said. “I am fortunate to join a leading propane company with cutting-edge technology and excellent customer satisfaction.”

About Superior Energy Systems, Ltd.: For more than 40 years, Superior Energy Systems has supplied propane infrastructure and services. Superior brings together engineering, manufacturing and construction expertise while focusing on operational excellence and turnkey systems. The company builds made-to-order propane vaporizers and mixers, portable and permanent rail towers, metering and odorant skids, and propane autogas dispensers. They have manufactured more bulk plants and trans-shipment terminals throughout the United States than any other company. The company is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.