Marathon Petroleum Corp. announced the appointment of Kristina A. Kazarian to the position of vice president, Investor Relations, effective April 2. Kazarian will serve as a corporate officer for both MPC and MPLX, the master limited partnership sponsored by MPC, and report to MPC Chairman and CEO Gary R. Heminger. She will maintain offices in Findlay and New York City.

Kazarian joins MPC after serving as managing director of MLP, Midstream and Refiners Equity Research at Credit Suisse. Prior to that role, Kazarian was managing director of MLP and Midstream Equity Research at Deutsche Bank AG. Her career began at Fidelity Management & Research Company where she served as an analyst specializing in various energy subsectors.