Mr. Carlson joined in 2001 and has since led Vertex from a startup business to a publicly listed (NASDAQ: VTNR) company with an average of $140 million in revenues; achieved through targeted organic and M&A growth strategies. Mr. Carlson Oversees financial accounting, forecasting, budgets, risk management, investments, SEC compliance, and corporate governance. Prior to Vertex Energy, worked in petroleum technology solutions and telecommunications Mr. Carlson earned his BS degree in Business Finance from the University of Houston.

Mr. Rhame brings more than 40 years of refining and petrochemical management experience, most recently having served as Vice President and General Manager for Motiva Chemical, where he led the integration of the chemicals business into Motiva Enterprises. Mr. Rhame spent nearly ten years with Flint Hills Resources, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Industries, where he served in various senior leadership positions, including Vice President of Olefins and Polymers. Prior to Flint Hills, Mr. Rhame worked with Shell for more than 23 years, where he was involved in several roles supporting its downstream operations, including Production Manager of the Port Arthur Motiva Refinery, the largest producer of fuels and base oils in the United States. Mr. Rhame also provided managerial support to Shell during their ownership of the Mobile refinery, which was acquired by Vertex in April 2022.

Mr. Ruiz joined Vertex Energy in September 2013. During his tenure with the Company, he has been responsible for identifying, developing, and executing both strategic commercial and market opportunities, including the execution of the Mobile refinery acquisition in early 2022. Mr. Ruiz's main focus at Vertex has been working with the leadership team to identify, develop and execute strategic commercial and market opportunities, including strategic acquisitions in support of the company's vision, mission and tactical growth strategy. Mr. Ruiz also has an active role managing the relationships with investors and the banking community. Prior to Vertex, Mr. Ruiz held numerous senior management positions throughout his 20 years of experience in the equipment manufacturing, telecom, energy, automotive and environmental services industry sectors. Mr. Ruiz has a solid international background in Europe and Latin America and his leadership positions have included marketing, finance, business development, operations, sales and project management. Mr. Ruiz received a degree in Electric and Electronic Engineering from the Valladolid Polytechnic, Spain, in 1993 and holds an Executive MBA from IE Business School and a Masters in Marketing and Sales from ESIC Business School.

Mr. Strickland joined Vertex in 2007, serving in a variety of leadership and executive roles ranging from Manager of Supply to Chief Operations Officer, which he held from October 2015 to June 2022. Prior to joining Vertex, Mr. Strickland was employed by Texpar Energy L.L.C., first as General Manager from November 1999 to November 2003, and then as Project Manager from November 2003 to October 2007. From 1986 to 1999, he was the General Manager and Vice-President of Sellers Oil Inc., then one of the largest recycling and fuel marketers of used oil and #6-fuel oil in the southeast. Mr. Strickland has over 21 years of experience in management roles of developing companies in the recycling of used oils and the fuel blending business. In his various positions, he has developed used oil collection fleets, environment services (non-hazardous), terminal business of #6-oil from water ports and helped develop software for used oil collection fleets.

Ms. Snedegar joined Vertex Energy in 2014 and offers 20 years of business expertise in leadership and executive management, with 18 years of special focus in the petroleum industry, the procurement and sales of off-specification petroleum hydrocarbons, distillate fuels, non-hazardous chemicals and transformer oils. Prior to joining Vertex Energy, she was Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Heartland Petroleum, LLC where she was responsible for all sales and procurement efforts for Heartland’s used oil & street collection division across the mid-western US. Ms. Snedegar has successfully built and owned several businesses over her 20 years — most notably, she was the Co-founder, owner and Vice President of Heartland Refinery Group, LLC, which was the United States' third successfully built GR II+ base oil re-refinery, now a division of Vertex Energy, Inc. Currently, Ms. Snedegar oversees the sales and marketing of Vertex Energy’s Group II+ base oil division. In addition, Ms. Snedegar directly manages the GR III base oil division (Penthol relationship), overseeing all sales, marketing, distribution, accounting and logistics efforts across North America. Ms. Snedegar is also responsible for intermediate by-product stream sales at Vertex Energy’s refinery. Ms. Snedegar earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Toledo, in Toledo Ohio.

Mr. Stieneker brings 25 years of environmental services experience to Vertex Energy, Inc. Mr. Stieneker joined the Vertex team in 2009 heading up the collections arm of Vertex, known as H&H Oil. Mr. Stieneker was Branch Manager for Heritage Crystal Clean in the Houston market from 1990 to 2002, managing everything from parts washers' service and hazardous waste to used motor oil. In 2002, he became Regional Manager for Atlantic Industrial Services. At Atlantic Industrial Services, Mr. Stieneker was responsible for locations in Texas, Kansas, Louisiana, Georgia and Florida.

Mr. Peel has extensive experience in the industry having served over the years as: Chief Operating Officer of Omega Holdings, LLC, President of Peel Management Consulting, Vice President of Oil Refining and Divisional Vice President of Oil Recovery and Envirosystems for Safety-Kleen Corporation, Vice President of Manufacturing, and as Director of Operations for Breslube Enterprises, a re-refining company where he managed that company's re-refining operations.

Mr. Peel received a degree in Mechanical and Production Engineering from Manchester Polytechnic (now the University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology) in Manchester, England in 1974. He is a Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK) and a Chartered Engineer (UK).

Mr. Howland joined Vertex Refining and Marketing in June 2018. Mr. Howland holds BChE and MSc degrees from The Ohio State University, a MBA from Marshall University, and a MIA ( International Affairs) degree from the University of Pittsburgh and has over 45 years of experience in the chemical industry. He has plant operations, process and project engineering, and commercial experience. He served from 1998 through 2007 as President and CEO of Nisseki Chemical Texas, a Texas based specialty chemical company and a subsidiary of Nippon Oil Corporation. He was also recently employed as Director of Assets for Enterprise Products, LP, a midstream company, for their C3 and C4 NGL business.