Diaco Aviki

EVP & COO, Crestwood Midstream Partners


Diaco Aviki is the EVP and Chief Operating Office at Crestwood Midstream Partners. Prior to this role, he was the Senior Vice President, Business Development and Commercial Operations for the Gathering and Processing Division. Aviki began his career with Exxon in 1995, where he held various domestic and international positions in their downstream, chemicals, and gas marketing business units.  Aviki lead the gas marketing team involved with the commissioning of the ExxonMobil Golden Pass LNG Terminal where it set a global record for re-gassified LNG send-out prior to joining BHP Billiton.  At BHP Billiton, Aviki initially served as the Atlantic Basin Marketing Manager, integrating the shale acquisitions from Petrohawk and Chesapeake.

Prior to joining Crestwood, Aviki served as the President of various midstream assets at BHP and led their commercial efforts. Aviki has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University and has an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Texas.  He is an advisory board member for the Engineering College and Chemical Engineering Department at Auburn University.