CYCLYX - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Corporate Secretary
• General Counsel

Mr. Wilson is the General Counsel and Corporate… Mr. Wilson is the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Cyclyx, bringing over 15 years of experience to the position.<br><br> Mr. Wilson previously served as a lawyer for ExxonMobil Corporation, where he most recently was the general counsel for ExxonMobil's affiliates in India. While at ExxonMobil, Mr. Wilson managed a team of lawyers and support professionals who handled all ExxonMobil business and operations on the Indian subcontinent, including its 2,000+ employee site in Bengaluru. Before that, he held roles in Houston, TX, and Moscow, Russia, supporting various exploration and joint-venture projects. Prior to joining ExxonMobil, he worked for a private law firm, Hogan Lovells, in Washington, D.C.<br><br> Mr. Wilson holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Russian from Brigham Young University and a law degree from Harvard Law School.

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• Founder and Principal, Catherine C. Keenan LLC - Consulting

An executive with 32 years of experience in the Chemical and Plastics industry, Catherine Keenan has deep experience in strategy development, government and public affairs, sustainability, crisis management, stakeholder engagement, branding and reputation management. She served as Vice President, Public Affairs, Sustainability and Environment Health and Safety at Trinseo S.A., a global materials company from 2010 to 2020. She began her career at The Dow Chemical Company and held a series of leadership roles with responsibilities including Mergers and Acquisitions integration, industry affairs, public policy issues management, media relations and marketing communications. She is founder of a consulting firm dedicated to serving organizations that are accelerating transformation, by building affordable, business-centric programs for sustainability and corporate responsibility that build value with customers, employees and stakeholders. She is a graduate of Lehigh University with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism/Science Writing and a minor in Chemistry.

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer
• Member of the Cyclyx Management Team

With more than 20 years of leadership experience in the specialty chemicals and lithium industry, Mr. Yandell has a proven track record of developing and driving strategic initiatives and delivering measurable outcomes across commercial, operations, and supply chain domains. Mr. Yandell most recently served as the senior vice president and head of lithium at Compass Minerals International. He has held various leadership roles with Albemarle Corporation-including chief commercial officer for refining catalysts and vice president of lithium operations, leading and executing strategic initiatives across the United States, Chile, Australia, and China. Early in his career he also spent time with BASF and Praxair (now Linde AG).<br><br> A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Mr. Yandell holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from Louisiana State University. He is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

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• Founder, Aardsma Environmental Solutions, Inc

Dave is a transformational B2B and B2C Sales, Marketing &… Dave is a transformational B2B and B2C Sales, Marketing & Operations Leader creating strategic brand repositioning, turnarounds and accelerating business growth. He is a C-level executive with 35+ years experience growing businesses and creating transformational results in both B2B and B2C business environments.

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• Chief Impact Officer

Dr. Leslie Hushka has 25 years of experience… Dr. Leslie Hushka has 25 years of experience in building sustainability-focused organizations and programs in the corporate and non-profit sectors. She excels at establishing strategies to address environmental impacts, multi-stakeholder communication, and collaborations to meet a company's unique challenges.<br><br> Leslie served as the managing director for North America and the chief sustainability officer at GreenDot Global, working with the company and stakeholders to develop enhanced recycling operations and increased plastic collection in the U.S. Previously, she crafted The Bumble Bee Seafood Company's corporate sustainability programs and established its strategy and programs to ensure the health and abundance of tuna stocks, reduce the impact of fishing on other species, and remove plastics and other waste from the ocean.<br><br> Prior to joining Bumble Bee, Leslie worked at ExxonMobil, where she held various research, public, and government affairs leadership positions within the Corporation's Research, Chemical, Development, and Production Companies, advancing progress on a wide array of societal issues. She helped form and lead two NGOs-the Alliance to End Plastic Waste to tackle plastic waste in the environment and the Marine Well Containment Company set up in response to the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico spill.<br><br> Leslie holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Purdue University and lives in The Woodlands, Texas.

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• Vice President of Human Resources

Mrs. Henderson is the Vice President of Human… Mrs. Henderson is the Vice President of Human Resources at Cyclyx. With over 30 years of experience in human resources (HR), she brings a wealth of expertise in organizational design and employee development across a variety of industries.</br></br> Before joining Cyclyx, Mrs. Henderson worked with the Agilyx HR team, where she played a key role in hiring, payroll conversion, and special projects. Her passion lies in finding the right people who align with an organization's values to create functional teams that prioritize achieving their goals while maintaining a strong culture. Additionally, she has held multiple management roles in human resources and operations, further enriching her professional background and honing her leadership skills.</br></br> Mrs. Henderson holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY.

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• Circular Economy and Sustainability Director, Braskem, North America

Geoffrey Inch currently leads the Circular Economy & Sustainability team… Geoffrey Inch currently leads the Circular Economy & Sustainability team for Braskem's North America business unit and is responsible for the company's sustainable development strategy and performance in North America. He is leading the development of Braskem's recycled product portfolio, infrastructure growth within the plastics recycling value chain, community engagement projects that educate on the value of recycling and internal sustainability programs to reduce Braskem's carbon footprint and minimize waste generation.

Job Titles:

• Vice President
• Vice President, Industrial, Union Pacific

Jacque Bendon was appointed Vice President - Industrial in September… Jacque Bendon was appointed Vice President - Industrial in September 2019. Industrial encompasses numerous commodity areas including construction, forest products, metals and ores, specialized markets, minerals, industrial chemicals, plastics and soda ash. Most recently, Bendon was assistant vice president- Industrial, a position she held since February 2018. Bendon began her career with Union Pacific in 1998 as a corporate auditor. Since then, she has held several roles within the Marketing & Sales department including positions at UPDS, a previous wholly owned subsidiary of Union Pacific that is now part of Loup Logistics, as well as roles in the Chemicals, Industrial and Energy teams. Bendon graduated summa cum laude from Creighton University with a BSBA in Finance. She and her husband, Mark, live in Omaha with their three children.

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• Global Manager, Product Recycling and Innovation, MilliporeSigma

Jacqueline Hollands leads and develops MilliporeSigma's initiatives and programs that… Jacqueline Hollands leads and develops MilliporeSigma's initiatives and programs that meet the sustainability needs for customers. She has implemented product recycling options, such as the Biopharma Single-Use Product Recycling Program and the ech2o™ Lab Water Cartridge Recycling Program. Currently, she is working on developing innovative recycling solutions for the life science industry. Throughout her career, Jacqueline has demonstrated an ability to communicate technical material clearly and effectively to all levels of audience, and to develop and implement initiatives that create positive change, efficiency and increased profitability. Her work in developing and implementing recycling programs for challenging plastic waste streams affords her the opportunity to continue to push the boundaries in today's recycling infrastructure. In addition, Jacqueline has more than 25 years of experience within the life science industry, holding positions in biological research, training, sales and sales support, as well as serving as program manager on several product development projects for detection instrumentation platforms. Jacqueline holds a bachelor's in biological sciences from Hood College and has nine years of lab experience, having performed multiple techniques in the fields of molecular and protein biochemistry, immunology and cell biology at Johns Hopkins University, Northwestern University and Oxford University.

Job Titles:

• CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Job Titles:

• Vice President
• Vice President, Environment & Sustainability for BNSF Railway

John Lovenburg is the vice president, Environment & Sustainability for… John Lovenburg is the vice president, Environment & Sustainability for BNSF Railway. He leads a team responsible for sustainability and climate change; energy and advanced energy innovation; environmental law; construction permitting, environmental field operations and engineering; remediation; and hazardous materials. John is active in sustainable development, operations, innovation, governance, and markets. He is the Executive Advisor for BNSF's sustainable business markets initiative. He is on the Board of Directors of the Environmental Law Institute and a member of the Cyclyx Executive Advisory Board for advanced recycling of plastics. John has more than 30 years of environmental, water and sustainability experience and was previously with CH2M (now Jacobs) where he was vice president, Global Site Remediation and Revitalization. John has a Bachelor's degree in geology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Master of Science degree in hydrogeology from San Diego State University.

Job Titles:

• Vice President
• Vice President, Americas Feedstock and Mechanical Recycling, Circular and Low Carbon Solutions, LyondellBasell

Mariane Maximous is currently Vice President, Americas Feedstock and Mechanical… Mariane Maximous is currently Vice President, Americas Feedstock and Mechanical Recycling at Lyondellbasell. Mariane held various roles within LyondellBasell for the past 17 years spanning across Manufacturing, S&OP, Finance, Strategy & Planning, and Commercial business units. Prior to Lyondellbasell, Mariane spent over four years in manufacturing roles at ExxonMobil Beaumont Olefins & Aromatics plant. Mariane holds a Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, a MBA from University of Houston and a Global Management Academy certificate from Harvard Business School.

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• Global Director
• Global Director of Waste Strategy, Dow

Mary-Jane Hogg is Global Director of Waste Strategy for Dow,… Mary-Jane Hogg is Global Director of Waste Strategy for Dow, sitting within the Hydrocarbons Business. She joined Dow in the UK in 1988 in the commercial function and since then has served the company in a variety of roles, and countries including Business Development, Marketing and Product Management within the plastics envelope. In 2010 she moved to the Feedstocks & Energy business to run the physical trading team in Europe, and in 2020 became the Global Director for Sustainable Feedstocks. At the start of 2022 she moved to the Hydrocarbon business to focus on Waste strategy.

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• Senior Sustainability Specialist, SABIC
• Sustainability Specialist Reporting to

Matt Marks joined the Americas Sustainability team as Sr. Sustainability… Matt Marks joined the Americas Sustainability team as Sr. Sustainability Specialist reporting to Sr. Manager Sustainability Strategy, Americas. He is responsible for key strategic initiatives in the areas of Circular Economy, Climate Change, Advocacy and others. Matt has held various roles within SABIC, from technical, marketing and commercial leadership roles to regulatory affairs. His experience, spanning 28 years, includes working with various industry stakeholders to foster cooperation across the value chain and with the regulatory community to promote and deliver the benefits of plastics and polymer composites in automotive applications. In his most recent role with SABIC, Matt led the Automotive Market Development and Technical Service team in North and South America. Under Matt's leadership, his team worked closely with customers and development partners troubleshooting technical issues and developing new applications and product solutions. He is chair emeritus of the Automotive team within the Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and looks to continue his industry engagement with the other ACC teams focused on sustainability. Matt earned both his bachelor's and master's degree in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University. Additionally, he has published and presented at multiple industry conferences and published over 15 patents.

Job Titles:

• Certified Public Accountant
• Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Brown is the Chief Financial Officer for… Mr. Brown is the Chief Financial Officer for Cyclyx. He brings 25 years of financial experience in the public accounting and natural gas transmission industries, with deep expertise in international corporate and partnership entities.</br></br> Mr. Brown joined Cyclyx as an experienced executive with expertise in the oversight of diversely structured companies, with particular emphasis in implementing robust financial strategies, including recently when he served as president and director of the general partner of TC PipeLines LP (an NYSE-listed Master Limited Partnership) from 2018 until its acquisition in 2021.</br></br> Mr. Brown is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Accounting from Texas A&M University.

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• Managing Director, Marcian Limited

Paul Turner is a former Senior Executive in the Chemical… Paul Turner is a former Senior Executive in the Chemical Industry, having worked with reputable, blue chip companies such as DuPont, LyondellBasell, Hoechst AG, Borealis and The Dow Chemical Company. Paul was Chairman of the Polyolefins Group with Plastics Europe, the European Plastics Association. He has been instrumental in forming PCEP, the Polyolefins Circular Economy Platform, which is a value chain approach to drive the circular economy for polyolefins in collaboration with converters, brand owners, recyclers and waste management companies. Today, Paul provides Non-Executive Director and Advisory Board support to senior executives within companies operating in the Plastics value chain to drive the sustainable use of plastics.

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• Vice President
• Vice President Standard Products Americas, INEOS Styrolution America

Ricardo Cuetos currently serves as Vice President Standard Products Americas… Ricardo Cuetos currently serves as Vice President Standard Products Americas at INEOS Styrolution America LLC. Ricardo Cuetos' career began in 1994 at BASF Mexicana, where he held various technical, production and commercial positions before moving to BASF Corporation in 1999 and becoming Global Business Development Manager. In 2003, he was appointed Global Team Leader for the Engineering and Styrenics plastics divisions of BASF South East Asia in Singapore, with responsibility for global sales and marketing activities for the IT Industry segment. In 2009, he became Business Director of BASF Styrenics business in North America. On January 1, 2011 he was appointed Vice President of Styrolution LLC taking over North and South America for Styrolution adding manufacturing, supply chain, R&D and controlling to his responsibilities of product management, market development, sales and technical service in North America. Ricardo Cuetos holds a chemical engineering degree and has more than 25 years of experience in the plastics and petrochemical industries, working in North America, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Job Titles:

• Vice President
• Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs at SEE

Ron Cotterman is the Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs at SEE. He… Ron Cotterman is the Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs at SEE. He is responsible for innovations to drive total circularity across value chains and for achieving SEE's 2025 sustainability pledge and its goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.

Job Titles:

• Manager
• Manager of Leadership Development

Stacy Putman is the Manager of Leadership Development & Strategic Circular Economy Projects for INEOS. She maintains an office at INEOS' North American HQ in League City, Texas, but is

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• Leader
• Board Member of Keep America Beautiful ( Currently Board
• Principal, SKR Strategies LLC

Steve Russell is a thought leader on plastics, sustainability and… Steve Russell is a thought leader on plastics, sustainability and the circular economy, and a trusted bridge builder who can spot opportunities to deliver lasting results. He formed SKR Strategies to help clients better understand complicated landscapes, and advance solutions that benefit people, prosperity and the planet. Throughout 25 years at ACC Steve held a variety of leadership roles, most recently as Vice President, Plastics, managing a board of 20 C-Suite executives at leading petrochemical and plastic resin producers. Steve provided transformative leadership on advocacy, external relationships, environmental performance and sustainability. Led a team of 25 high-performing advocacy, policy and sustainability experts working to improve recycling and recovery, advance innovative technologies and solutions, and create partnerships to keep plastic out of our ocean and environment Steve Russell is a thought leader on plastics, sustainability and… Steve Russell is a thought leader on plastics, sustainability and the circular economy, and a trusted bridge builder who can spot opportunities to deliver lasting results. He formed SKR Strategies to help clients better understand complicated landscapes, and advance solutions that benefit people, prosperity and the planet. Throughout 25 years at ACC Steve held a variety of leadership roles, most recently as Vice President, Plastics, managing a board of 20 C-Suite executives at leading petrochemical and plastic resin producers. Steve provided transformative leadership on advocacy, external relationships, environmental performance and sustainability. Key accomplishments include having: Led a team of 25 high-performing advocacy, policy and sustainability experts working to improve recycling and recovery, advance innovative technologies and solutions, and create partnerships to keep plastic out of our ocean and environment Led the design and launch of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a $1.5B initiative among global chemical, plastic, consumer brand and waste management companies to deliver catalytic investment in systems to end plastic waste in the environment to ensure a more circular economy, particularly in emerging economies Provided chemical/plastic industry perspectives at U.S. House committee hearings, and to documentary filmmakers, investigative journalists and live televised news programs Joined U.S. government delegations to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation dialogue and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development as an invited expert Convened and/or served on a number of industry/NGO dialogue groups and partnerships, including on the Steering Committee of Ocean Conservancy's Trash Free Seas Alliance. Mr. Russell is also a Board Member of Keep America Beautiful (currently Board Chair), and a founding member of the National Democratic Institute's Equal Voices Committee. He earned a BA from the University of Kansas, and a JD from California Western School of Law. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Job Titles:

• President and CEO, Shelton Group

Suzanne is the voice and vision of Shelton Group. Drawing… Suzanne is the voice and vision of Shelton Group. Drawing on her extensive experience in energy and the environment - and 25+ years in the marketing and advertising industry - Suzanne provides high-level strategic insights for our clients and guidance for our research and creative departments. She regularly speaks at conferences around the country, including Sustainable Brands, Fortune Brainstorm E and the International Builders' Show, and serves as a guest columnist for publications like Fast Company, Green Builder and GreenBiz.com

Job Titles:

• Vice President
• Vice President, Polymers and Sustainability, AmSty

Tim Barnette is Vice President - Polymers and Sustainability of… Tim Barnette is Vice President - Polymers and Sustainability of AmSty. He was appointed to this position in 2012. Previously, Mr. Barnette served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nexpak Corporation, a global leader in precision-molded package and content manufacturing for the music, cinematic, and videogame industries. Prior to joining Nexpak, Mr. Barnette was Vice President, Sales & Marketing, with Atlanta Precision Molding Company, Ltd., a joint venture of Mitsubishi and Sumitomo Heavy Industries. Before entering the packaging market, Mr. Barnette worked as a commercial executive in Huntsman Chemical Corporation's polystyrene and polypropylene businesses in Chesapeake, Virginia and in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Barnette entered the petrochemical industry in 1981 as a polyethylene product engineer in Freeport, Texas, with The Dow Chemical Company before moving into commercial roles marketing polyethylene, polystyrene and specialty styrenic resins in Dow's Atlanta office in 1984. Mr. Barnette holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree from The Georgia Institute of Technology.