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Warren, NJ, US

Red Bank, New Jersey, United States

Morristown, NJ

Adelaide, South Australia

• Participant as observer or board member since 2011
• Member Audit Committee
• Lucas was an early investor in the company. Over the past 2 years the board has managed a transition from the founders a board and management team more suited to the next stage of development.

Red Bank, NJ

Lucas Capital team joined Peapack Private Wealth

• Analyst specializing in master Limited Partnerships and energy income securities advising the hedge fund and private wealth clients
• CFO for Lucas Energy Ventures, an oil & gas private equity business
• Portfolio manager for high net worth clients

Sandy, UT

• Elected Chairman of Board in December 2012
• Participant as observer or board member since 2009
• Member Audit Committee and Compensation Committee
• Lucas was an early investor in the company which has grown significantly over the past 4 years. During 2012 the company closed a JV with Total, raised $100mm in a private placement and started the leadership transition.

Morristown, NJ

• Trustee since 2004
• Member Executive Committee, Audit Committee and former Chair of Investment Committee
• One of the founding Trustees of NJ Spotlight, a news organization providing insight on critical issues in NJ, which was incubated by CFNJ. www.njspotlight.com

• Refocused Treasury department through upgrading talent, building stronger internal partnerships and instituting clear metrics around value-creating activities
• Implemented company’s first A/R securitization facility providing savings of $2 mm/year
• Improved liquidity by $2 billion through structured Letters of Credit to support cash collateral requirements
• Renegotiated $3 billion Revolving Credit Agreement to reducing costs by $2 mm/year and allowing unguaranteed foreign borrowing to support cash repatriation
• Reshaped Portfolio for $750 mm US pension plan introducing alternative asset classes and turning an underperforming plan into one that consistently outperforms its benchmark.
• Created best-in-class 401k plan for employees by leveraging fund manager relationships

• Designed and built Leadership Development Program
• Coordinated a team of specialists to implement Corporate HR Development initiatives
• Launched company-wide Organization Capability Program to identify the people, process, structure and culture required to meet our business goals

• Cash Management & Banking Relationships
• Managed relationships with Corporation’s primary lending banks
• Responsible for all receipts and disbursements, cash collection, lockbox, armored carrier Special Projects
• Implemented new corporate business model including Corporate Center, restructured business units, and a Shared Services Organization
• Lead team that designed and implemented SAP for procurement and accounts payable Procurement and Payables Reengineering

Designed, built and maintained computer control systems that operated refinery process units

Mba, Finance

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering