Board of Managers ABOUT Overview Corporate History Board of Managers Board of Managers FREEPORT LNG BOARD OF MANAGERS Michael Smith Chairman, CEO & Founder, Freeport LNG Michael Smith founded Freeport LNG in 2002. He is the company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and majority shareholder. Mr. Smith previously founded Basin Exploration, Inc. in 1981 and served as its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. Basin was a publicly traded oil and gas company active in the Gulf of Mexico and the Rocky Mountain Region, which was sold to Stone Energy in February 2001 in a $410 million stock for stock merger. Mr. Smith is actively involved in a variety of non-profit philanthropic efforts focused on health care, education, and the performing arts. Mr. Smith is a former director and current National Trustee of National Jewish Health in Denver. He and his wife, Iris, gave the lead donation to build the Iris and Michael Smith Clinics and Laboratories building at National Jewish, which allowed the hospital to double its patient visits and revenues. Mr. Smith was on the Development Board for Colorado State University (CSU) and has funded over seventy, four-year full-ride scholarships at CSU in the Business, Natural Resources and Chemistry departments. In addition, he has provided a substantial portion of the funding for the new Michael Smith Natural Resources Building, and the Iris and Michael Smith Alumni Center at CSU. The Smiths are also significant financial donors to more than a dozen health related charities and many hospitals where they live, including Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Methodist Hospital in Houston, Cedar Sinai in Beverly Hills, and St. Johns Hospital in Santa Monica. Mr. Smith is an approximately 63% owner of Freeport LNG. Sig Cornelius President & Chief Operating Officer Sig Cornelius currently serves as President & Chief Operating Officer of Freeport LNG, a position he has held since 2014. Prior to joining Freeport LNG, Mr. Cornelius was with ConocoPhillips from 1980-2010 where he held a variety of management and senior executive positions including SVP & CFO from 2008-2010. Mr. Cornelius currently also serves on the board of Parex Resources Inc. In addition to Parex Resources, he has also served on the boards of USEC, NiSource, Columbia Pipeline Group, Carbo Ceramics, Western Refining, Andeavor Logistics and Parallel Energy. Hugh Urbantke Special Advisor to the Chairman and CEO Hugh Urbantke currently serves as Special Advisor to the Chairman and CEO. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Freeport LNG. Urbantke has forty years of experience in international business development and operations. He is responsible for commercial development, LNG marketing, finance, accounting, tax, information systems, corporate communications, and office administration. Mr. Urbantke also has s thirty five years of experience in the liquefied natural gas industry, including negotiating and administering LNG and gas sales contracts, marine transportation agreements, financing arrangements and terminal use agreements. Prior to joining Freeport LNG, Mr. Urbantke was Commercial Vice President for BG LNG Services, acquiring and managing LNG supply for BG’s capacity at the Lake Charles, Louisiana, LNG terminal. He also served as Vice President of LNG Business Development for Enron Global LNG in Singapore, responsible for Enron’s Asian LNG development. Prior to his work at Enron, Mr. Urbantke worked in various operations of VICO Indonesia for fifteen years, providing marketing, financial and commercial support for the Indonesian LNG trade. Charles M. Reimer Manager Charles M. Reimer currently serves as an Executive Advisor to the CEO. Mr. Reimer served as Freeport LNG’s President and Chief Operating Officer from its founding until his retirement in April, 2014. . Mr. Reimer has over 47 years of experience in exploration, production, LNG and business development ventures, both domestically and abroad. From 1986 until 1998, Mr. Reimer served as the Virginia Indonesia Company senior executive responsible for the joint venture that operated oil and gas production in Indonesia, and provided LNG technical support to the P.T. Badak LNG plant in Bontang, Indonesia. Additionally, during these years Mr. Reimer served, along with Indonesia’s Pertamina executives, on the board of directors of P.T. Badak. Mr. Reimer began his career with Exxon Company USA in 1967 and held various professional and management positions in Texas and Louisiana. After leaving Exxon, Mr. Reimer was named President of Phoenix Resources Company in 1985 and relocated to Cairo, Egypt, to begin eight years of international assignments in both Egypt and Indonesia. Prior to joining Freeport LNG, Mr. Reimer was President and Chief Executive Officer of Cheniere Energy, Inc. Mr. Reimer brings to the Board extensive expertise in the exploration and production of oil and gas, LNG infrastructure development and operations, and significant executive management experience. Claibourne (Clay) L. Harris Board Manager Claibourne (Clay) L. Harris is currently an independent energy advisor providing management advice in the gas and liquefied natural gas industry and expertise in contract disputes. He is the Chairman of Freeport LNG’s Audit Committee. From March 2015 until July 2017 Mr. Harris served as a member of the Board of Hoegh LNG Partners LP, a company engaged in the acquisition, ownership, and operations of floating storage and regasification units and other LNG assets. He was also a member of the Audit and Conflicts Committee of HMPL. From January 2006 until September 2012 Mr. Harris was President and CEO of GDF SUEZ Gas NA LLC, the business unit of GDF SUEZ North America, Inc. (now Engie NA), responsible for managing the company’s natural gas activities in North America which include LNG terminal operations, gas sales and marketing in North America and the Mexican gas distribution and pipeline transportation assets of GDF SUEZ. Mr. Harris joined London-based SUEZ Global LNG in March of 2002 as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and in December of 2002 was promoted to President and CEO of SUEZ Global LNG. As President and CEO, Mr Harris was responsible for developing and managing the company’s shipping assets (LNG vessels), global supply positions and short-term trading as well as managing SUEZ’s liquefaction interests in Atlantic LNG, Trinidad. He was a member of the Board of Atlantic LNG Company of Trinidad and Tobago and was a member of the General Management Committee of SUEZ Energy International. Prior to joining SUEZ, Mr. Harris worked in both downstream and upstream LNG and E&P ventures in North America, Asia, and the Middle East, with UNOCAL (now Chevron), Roy M. Huffington Inc., and Enron Corporation. In 2012/2013, Mr. Harris was the Chairman of the Board of the Natural Gas Supply Association (the trade association representing natural gas suppliers that produce and market natural gas in the United States), and from 2006-2012, a Director and past Chairman of the Center for LNG (CLNG) the trade association representing the LNG industry in the United States. John M. Duty, Jr Board Manager John M. Duty, Jr. became a Director serving on the Board of Freeport LNG in 2014. He served as Chairman of the Construction Committee during the engineering, construction and start-up phases of Freeport’s Liquefaction Trains 1-3. Mr. Duty is retired from Bechtel Corporation, one of the largest Engineering and Construction Companies in the world, where he served as Senior Vice President. During his career at Bechtel, Mr. Duty held positions in engineering, construction and project management, including serving as Manager of Engineering, Regional Office, and Manager and President of Petroleum and Chemical. Matt Harris Board Manager Matt Harris is a Founding Partner at Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), having joined at its inception in 2006. Mr. Harris’ responsibilities include strategic relationships and transactions for GIP as well as global energy industry investment activities including crude oil and refined product, natural gas, electricity including renewables, LNG, petrochemicals and metals and mining. He is based in New York. Prior to the formation of GIP in 2006, Mr. Harris was Co-Head of the Global Energy Group at Credit Suisse where he succeeded Adebayo Ogunlesi and served as Head of the EMEA Emerging Markets Group. Previously, Mr. Harris was a senior member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Group and served as Co-Head of Americas Mergers and Acquisitions at the firm. Before joining Credit Suisse, he was a senior member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Kidder Peabody & Co. Inc. Mr. Harris serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Columbia University Center for Global Energy Policy, is a member of the UCLA College of Social Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Whole Health Institute and the World Wildlife Fund. GIP is an approximately 26% owner of Freeport LNG. Salim G. Samaha Board Manager Salim Samaha is a Partner at Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), Head of Americas Energy and Power, and a member of GIP’s Investment and Operating Committees. Mr. Samaha is based in New York and is responsible for overseeing GIP’s midstream energy and power investment activities in the Americas. Prior to joining GIP, Mr. Samaha was a senior banker in the Global Energy Group of Credit Suisse’s Investment Banking Division and an investment banker at Lehman Brothers in its Global Power and Project Finance Group. Mr. Samaha also serves as a Director of Medallion Midstream. GIP is an approximately 26% owner of Freeport LNG. Damien Dwin Board Manager Damien Dwin is an American businessman and investor who currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Lafayette Square. He founded Lafayette in November of 2020 as a model investment platform that deploys services-backed capital to local communities, independent businesses, and diverse investors, providing a wide range of financial products that create positive impact alongside financial returns. Previously, Damien served as Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Brightwood Capital Advisors from its founding in 2010 to October 2020. Damien began his career as a trader with Goldman Sachs, New York & London, there earning the Michael P. Mortara Award for Innovation. He then further developed his investment expertise working for Credit Suisse, where he was the Co-Founder and Head of the North American Special Opportunities business until 2010. At Credit Suisse, Damien also served on the Vice President Selection Committee and led the Fixed Income Division Credit Training Program. He is an active thought leader on mass incarceration, economic inclusion, racial justice and representation, and the use of purpose and profit for good. He has written for Entrepreneur and Inc.com. A committed philanthropist, Damien currently serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees for Vera Institute of Justice. He also serves on the non-profit boards of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Studio Museum in Harlem, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Woodberry Forest School, and Boys’ Club of New York. Damien received a B.S./B.A. from Georgetown University where he later served two terms on the Board of Regents. Izumi Kai Board Manager Izumi Kai is the President of JERA Energy America, LLC, a 25% investor in Freeport LNG’s subsidiary, FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, which owns the first train of Freeport LNG’s three-train natural gas liquefaction and export facility. Mr. Kai is also a member of the Board of Managers of Freeport LNG’s subsidiary, FLIQ1 Holdings, LLC, through which Freeport LNG’s first train is held. Mr. Kai joined JERA in 2016 and established JERA’s LNG optimization and trading platform globally. He was appointed Head of Freeport LNG Business, Senior Vice President of JERA Americas Inc. in 2019. Mr. Kai started his career as a civil engineer at Tokyo Electric Power Company in 1997 and has more than 20 years of business development experience in Japan, Malaysia, Australia and the USA. Wei-Sun Teh Board Manager Wei-Sun Teh is an Executive Director at IFM Investors and is responsible for origination, execution and management of investments for the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund. He has over 15 years of experience in infrastructure private equity and financial markets. Mr. Teh previously held roles at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and PwC. He is currently on the Board of Buckeye Partners, L.P., a wholly owned investment of the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, and an approximately 58% investor in Freeport LNG’s second train of Freeport LNG’s three-train natural gas liquefaction and export facility. Mr. Teh is also a member of the board of managers of Freeport LNG’s subsidiary, FLIQ2 Holdings, LLC, through which Freeport LNG’s second train is held. Nick Baker Board Manager Nick Baker is Vice President, Corporate Development at Buckeye Partners, L.P. (“Buckeye”), a wholly owned investment of the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, where he is responsible for corporate development activities and managing Buckeye’s investment in Freeport LNG’s subsidiary, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC, which owns the second train of Freeport LNG’s three-train natural gas liquefaction and export facility. Mr. Baker is also a member of the board of managers of Freeport LNG’s subsidiary, FLIQ2 Holdings, LLC, through which Freeport LNG’s second train is held. In his role at Buckeye, Mr. Baker originates, executes and manages both investments and developments for Buckeye with a particular focus on the LNG and energy transition sectors, including solar and wind. Prior to joining Buckeye, Mr. Baker was a Senior Vice President within Macquarie Capital’s Infrastructure and Energy team for 12 years, working in the New York and Sydney offices on both advisory and principal transactions within the energy infrastructure sectors. 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