Company: VGASW
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-020032
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Company: Verde Clean Fuels, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
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, where he also serves as the chairman. During his tenure at Shell, Mr. van’t Hoff oversaw significant global growth in the revenue and profit of Shell’s chemical businesses, with revenues exceeding $24 billion. Mr. van’t Hoff’s 35 years of experience spans multiple segments of the energy and chemical sectors from upstream through refining, marketing and trading, profit and loss leadership, strategy, government relations and technology. Mr. van’t Hoff’s extensive international business experience includes appointments to the boards and executive committees of multiple international chemical industry associations, including the American Chemistry Council, the European Chemical Industry Association, and the International Council of Chemical Associations. He was also a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, formed in 2019, which gained $1.5 billion of funding commitments in its first year of formation. Mr. van’t Hoff has served as an independent director, the chairman and a member of the audit committee and compensation committee of the board of directors of AleAnna since December 2024, has served as an independent director, the chairman and member of the audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and governance committee of the board of directors of 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEAM) since October 2022, and has served as an independent director and the chair and member of the health, safety and environment committee of the board of directors of MAC Copper (NYSE: MTAL) since November 2023. Mr. van’t Hoff also serves on the Oxford University Chemistry Development board, the North American advisory board for Air Liquide, and on the board of the privately-owned, commercial solar farm developer and operator, Silicon Ranch Corporation. Previously, Mr. van’t Hoff served as an independent director, the chairman of the nominating committee and a member of the audit and compensation committees of Bluescape Opportunities Acquisition Corp. from September 2020 through November 2023. Mr. van’t Hoff earned a Master’s degree in Business Management from Manchester Business School, where he graduated with distinction, and a Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Oxford. We believe Mr. van’t Hoff’s extensive experience in business qualifies him to serve on the Board.

#### Duncan Palmer
, 59, has served as a director since February 2023. Mr. Palmer has served as an independent director of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) since 2011, has been the chairman of Oshkosh Corporation’s audit committee since 2019, and has served as an independent