A Unique Oil Man in a Tough Business

A Unique Oil Man in a Tough Business

It would be hard to think of a group that is more vilified as exploitative than oil men. Yet everything that Tom Hill of KimRay does shatters that perception. ...
Bob Adelmann

It doesn’t take long to learn that KimRay, Inc., headquartered in Oklahoma City, is a different sort of oil company — a much different sort. Headed up by Tom Hill (shown) until his retirement last year (but who still serves as chairman), the company’s mission statement is simple: Take care of customers, take care of employees, and take care of stockholders. But it ends with this:

We believe it is by God’s grace and provision that KimRay has endured. He has been faithful in the past and we trust Him for our future.

This contrasts startlingly with the media-promoted notion that businessmen, especially those in the oil patch, are greedy, selfish, insensitive, and self-aggrandizing ogres. But Hill’s own actions, like those of many other businessmen, demonstrate that he has a heart shaped by biblical principles.

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