40 years of experience in the downstream energy industry, running large refineries and chemical plants, including senior leadership positions with Shell, Motiva, LyondellBasell, CP Chem, & PBF. He has also spent 5 years in the private equity sector, providing M&A, asset evaluation/due diligence, and business transformation support. Todd has driven cultural change of large organizations which has led to impressive results in Environmental Health and Safety, reliability, and cost management. Todd has a deep understanding of technology and asset operation while providing senior leadership direction for plant operations and business performance.
Mike has significant expertise in the execution of business transformation and growth strategies to improve profitability. He has been the CFO of large private equity-owned terminal & logistics companies. Mike also has over 20 years of banking & financial leadership experience in the energy industry having financed, developed & monetized midstream and power generation assets. He has an extensive transactional & capital raising background having successfully completed the placement of billions of dollars of debt & equity capital in connection with M&A, corporate restructuring, and leveraged recap transactions.
Ron is an accomplished executive in the energy industry with a focus on the commercial aspects. He has over 38 years of domestic & international experience spanning refining, recycling, commodity trading, and strategic business development. A proven leader and entrepreneur, Ron has successfully founded and commercialized companies. He also has experience transforming the commercial strategy & outcomes for portfolio companies of private equity firms. Ron was part of LyondellBasell's senior executive team which transformed the company and took the refining portfolio to a top level of $900 million of EBIDTA in 2011 (approximately a $598 million increase over the prior year).
James is a technology executive and professional electrical engineer with over 37 years of experience leading digital transformation and operational technology strategy across refining, petrochemical, utilities, and manufacturing environments. He specializes in aligning enterprise systems, cybersecurity programs, and industrial control architectures to enable safe, secure, and high-reliability operations. James has led large-scale Informational Technology/Operational Technology convergence initiatives, enterprise data integration, and governance frameworks that strengthen asset integrity, improve operational visibility, and support business performance. He also brings extensive experience establishing and maturing project management offices (PMOs), implementing governance processes that improve execution discipline, capital project visibility, and organizational accountability.