Mr. Edwards has served as a director of PBF Energy since July 2014. He has been our Lead Director since October 1, 2021, and has been a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since August 2014, and a member of the HS&E Committee since December 2016, where he also served as Chairperson until September 30, 2021. He has over 35 years of experience in the energy and refining sectors. Most recently he retired from Valero Energy Corp. ( Valero ) in April 2014, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer. Mr. Edwards began his career with Valero as an Analyst in Planning and Economics in 1982 and then served as Director of Business Development; Director of Petrochemical Products; Vice President of Planning and Business Development; Senior Vice President of Supply, Marketing & Transportation; Senior Vice President of Planning, Business Development and Risk Management and as Senior Vice President of Product Supply and Trading. Prior to joining Valero, he was an energy analyst with Pace Consultants and a refinery process engineer with Citgo Petroleum Corporation. He previously served as a director of CST Brands Inc., a spin-off of Valero, from May to December 2013 and, from June 2014 to August 2021, as a director of Green Plains Energy, where he was a member of its Audit and Compensation Committees. He has also served as a director of Cross America Limited Partners from September 2014 through March 2017. Mr. Edwards earned a bachelor s degree in Chemical Engineering from Tulane University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Qualifications: Mr. Edwards decades of experience in all aspects of the refining sector provides the Board with additional industry-specific knowledge from an individual deeply connected with the independent refining sector and, for these reasons, PBF Energy believes Mr. Edwards is a valuable member of its Board of Directors.