Mr. Root has over three decades of experience in the petrochemical and energy industry. He has a broad professional background, with extensive experience managing NGL feedstock supply for major petrochemical companies. Before joining RBN Energy, Mr. Root spent nine years with Westlake Chemical as Director of Feedstocks. In this role he was responsible for supply of natural gas and natural gas liquids as well as power, brine, industrial gases and risk management activities. Prior to that, Mr. Root spent 20 years with ARCO/Lyondell Chemical (now LyondellBasell) in a variety of leadership roles, including significant experience as Manager of NGL Supply and Optimization & Operations Planning. He began his career at Vista Chemical (now Sasol) as a Process Engineer. Mr. Root holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering Michigan State University, an MBA from the University of Houston and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
