Mr. Vanacker has served as our Chief Executive Officer since May 2022. Mr. Vanacker previously served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Executive Committee of Neste Corporation, a renewable products company, from 2018 to 2022. Prior to his role at Neste, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of CABB Group GmbH, a fine chemicals producer, from 2015 to 2018 and as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Treofan Group, a manufacturer of polypropylene films, from 2012 to 2015. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Member of the Executive Board of Covestro AG (formerly known as Bayer Material Science), a polymers and plastics producer, with responsibility for the global polyurethanes business and as Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer. He received his MSc in chemical engineering from Ghent University. Mr. Vanacker s extensive experience in the oil and gas and chemicals industries, including chief executive officer and senior leadership experience, provide him with a deep understanding of the Company s industry, operations, and feedstocks. In addition, he brings a strong understanding of circularity and sustainability issues, and extensive experience leading strategic transformations at large multinational companies. Mr. Vanacker also serves as a member of the Supervisory Board of Symrise AG, a chemicals company that is a major producer of flavors and fragrances, as the chair of the board of the American Chemistry Council, and as a director of the International Council of Chemical Associations.