Vincent Castro Email & Phone Number

• Create a $4bln NGL (Ethane) feedstock portfolio and price risk management strategy to supply Shell's new Pennsylvania Ethane cracker facilitating a new polymers business for Shell Chemicals U.S.• Develop a resilient ethane sourcing supply network through negotiation of an existing and new contracting portfolio with upstream natural gas producers and midstream players.• Lead a cross-functional and cross-business U.S. team of NGL-related professionals to coordinate ethane supply and natural gas risk mitigation plan among Shell's chemical parks: Norco, Deer Park, and Pennsylvania Chemicals.

• Lead a cross-functional team of Operations, Engineering, Scheduling, and Finance to manage the Chemicals & NGLs midstream business across Gulf Coast and Appalachia• Create and delivery plan toward 7% annual growth valued at $120m Revenue and $80m EBITDA per year• Facilitate and direct coordination of cross-business strategy (enterprise) alignment for pipeline and underground cavern assets to reduce enterprise value leakage • Developed high potential personnel as a Line supervisor for various Business Development analysts and coached new Business Development Leads by focusing personnel strengths and growth goals toward customer need identification

• Lead a cross-functional team of Operations, Engineering, Scheduling, and others to manage the California crude midstream business including ground-up business planning, 3rd party negotiations, and maximization of cash delivery • Create and delivery plan toward 5% annual growth valued at $83m Revenue and $35m EBITDA per year through spot and contract sales with affiliate and 3rd party shippers/refiners• Developed divestment outlook, strategy, and business lead role for divestment of the business valued at >$100m including negotiation of incremental $20m of divestment proceeds through earn-out options • Led business interest in regulatory-required tariff mediation and settlement with four counterparties to settle long-standing disputes about infrastructure expansion required by shippers to accommodate reduced production forecasts and the corresponding tariffs to be imposed • Developed high potential personnel as a Line supervisor for various Business Development analysts and coached new Business Development Leads by focusing personnel strengths and growth goals toward customer need identification

• Business Development team lead for onshore and offshore midstream activity across US Gulf Coast and California grossing >$500m revenue with annualized increase goals of 6-8%• Direct business development oversight for Shell's interest in a central-region Gulf of Mexico (offshore) joint venture between Shell and 4 other upstream/midstream owners

London, England, Gb

• Negotiated divestment of assets and closure of legal entities from country exits throughout Latin America and the Caribbean • Developed operational budget, capital expenditure costs, and provision necessity for stranded legal entities and post-divestment obligations in 15 countries

• Recruited and managed 27 Brazilian-member-team through local networking resources to perform offshore scientific services. Cultivated flexible decision-making business culture for timely response to client needs • Prepared annual operating budget to assess positive payback on J.V. owners’ equity • Managed the partner and client relationship for major contract with state-owned oil company offering offshore geotechnical, geochemical, and environmental services.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Managed refining risk through physical and forward hedging of $80MM position in international cocoa markets. • Negotiated long-term sales and logistical arrangements of cocoa products with corporate buyers of Mars®, Nestlé®, Hershey®, and Ghirardelli®. Jul 2000-Jan2004, Milwaukee, WisconsinFeb2004-Jan2005, Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil (expat trader)

Mba, Mba

Bachelor Of Science, Agricultural Economics