Kirby Corporation announced the appointment of Susan W. Dio to the company's Board, effective January 24, 2023. Following the appointment of Ms. Dio, the Kirby Board of Directors will expand to ten directors, nine of whom are independent. Ms. Dio is a proven executive with more than 25 years of experience in international refining, petrochemicals and oil and gas.

She most recently served as Chairman and President of BP America, providing oversight for BP's businesses in the United States. She previously served as Chief Executive Officer of BP Shipping, where she reset the organization's strategy and operations while modernizing the company's fleet. She also served as BP's Head of Audit for Refining and Marketing where she focused on integrating safety and operational risk in the organization.

From 2018 until her retirement in 2020, Ms. Dio served as Chairman and President of BP America, where she provided leadership and oversight to all BP businesses in the US. Between 2015 and 2018, Ms. Dio was CEO of BP Shipping, which manages the fleet of BP-operated and chartered vessels. While CEO of BP Shipping, she served as an independent director with Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Associations Ltd., a mutual insurance association, and was a director and vice chair of the Oil Companies International Marine Forum.

She also was a member of the supervisory board of the UK Chamber of Shipping, a director and advisory committee member on the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited and a member's representative with the Alaska Tanker Company. Previously, Ms. Dio was based in Houston as BP's Head of Audit for Refining and Marketing and ran BP's Bulwer Island Refinery in Brisbane, Australia. She also led the restructuring of the BP chemicals business at BP's Texas City site outside of Houston after spending several years managing the commercial business at the company's former refinery there.

Earlier in her career, Ms. Dio worked in other petrochemicals, engineering and commercial roles in Texas, Alabama and London. A certified chemical engineer, Ms. Dio earned her bachelor's degree with honors in chemical engineering from the University of Mississippi. She subsequently served on engineering advisory councils at Texas A&M University.

A champion for women in the energy industry, she received the Manufacturing Institute's STEP Award for Women in Manufacturing in 2014.