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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 led by affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (NYSE: KKR), TPG Inc. (NASDAQ: TPG) and Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Prior to TXU, Siegler was an engagement manager at McKinsey from 2001 to 2004 leading strategy, finance and operations work across the energy/industrial sector. Mr. Siegler led strategic turnaround work at both energy and production (“

#### E&P
”) and power companies and led operational turnaround work power plants. Prior to that, Mr. Siegler served as a lieutenant from 1990 to 2001 aboard the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735B), qualifying as a naval nuclear engineer and receiving three Navy and Marine Corps achievement medals for superior service. Mr. Siegler has also served as a director of the Shaw Group, Inc., a private company and owner of Chemex Global, LLC (“

#### Chemex
”), since July 2024. Mr. Siegler earned a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy, where he graduated with distinction. We believe Mr. Siegler’s extensive experience in business qualifies him to serve on the Board.

Class I Directors Continuing in Office Until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

#### Graham van’t Hoff
, 63, has served as a director since February 2023. Mr. van’t Hoff currently serves on several boards, as described below, and has participated in consulting work in the energy and chemical industry

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since June 2019. Prior thereto, Mr. van’t Hoff served as the chief executive officer of Shell Chemicals from January 2013 to June 2019, the executive vice president of Shell Alternative Energies from January 2012 to December 2012, a board member of Shell International Petroleum Co. from 2014 to 2017 and the chairman of Shell UK Limited from March 2011 to December 2012. He has extensive board experience on several global joint ventures, including Raizen, a Brazilian biofuels company, Infineum, a joint venture between Shell and ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) focused on the formulation, manufacturing and marketing of petroleum additives for lubricants and fuels, as well as CNOOC Shell Petrochemicals Co, one of the largest Chinese petrochemical companies