Mr. Gilson has been our general partner’s President and Chief Executive Officer and a director since July 2024. Mr. Gilson has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Westlake since July 2024. Prior to joining Westlake, Mr. Gilson served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation (formerly known as Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation), from April 2021 until April 2024. From September 2014 until December 2020, Mr. Gilson served as Chief Executive Officer of Roquette Frères. Before that, Mr. Gilson served as Vice-Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of NuSil Technology LLC. Earlier in his career, Mr. Gilson held various leadership roles at Dow Corning Corporation, including as Executive Vice President, Specialty Chemicals Business, before becoming Chief Executive Officer of Avantor Performance Materials, Inc. Mr. Gilson holds a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Liege in Belgium and a Master of Business Administration from the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland.