 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. 