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Jeffrey A. Holy is Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Westlake Corporation since May 2024. From April 2017 to May 2024, Mr. Holy served as Vice President and Treasurer at Westlake Corporation. In addition, Mr. Holy has been the Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Westlake Partners' general partner since May 2024.

Prior to joining Westlake, from October 2014 to March 2017, Mr. Holy was Assistant Treasurer at FMC Technologies, Inc. and from October 2013 to September 2014 Director of Corporate Finance. From September 2007 to September 2013, he held various financial positions at General Motors Company in their Treasurers’ Office in New York and Germany.  He began his career in public accounting with Ernst & Young LLP in 2001.

Mr. Holy holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Trinity University in Business Administration and Economics, a Master in Accounting Degree from the University of Virginia, and a Master in Finance Degree from London Business School.  He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Public Accountant.

Zachary A. Rubin, MBA, is a senior finance, corporate development, and venture investment executive with more than 15 years of experience supporting executive leadership in capital allocation, portfolio strategy, and long-term value creation. He currently serves as Vice President of Corporate Finance & Corporate Development / Ventures at Milliken & Company, a global manufacturing leader in materials science, where he oversees mergers and acquisitions, corporate venture capital, treasury, and commercial credit.

Previously, Zach served as CFO of Milliken’s Healthcare Division and as Vice President of Global FP&A. His background spans healthcare, industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, and professional services, including earlier finance and commercial leadership roles at Techtronic Industries (TTI).

Zach holds an MBA from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska. He has also completed executive education in M&A and organizational leadership from Northwestern University and the University of Virginia.

Dr. Lutz Stoeber is the Head of Venture Capital & Investments, North America and a Founding Member of Evonik Venture Capital in 2012. Lutz is based in New York and at Evonik’s HQ in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Evonik Venture Capital (EVC) has made more than 55 investments since 2012, both direct and fund investments. The investment scope ranges from early stage to growth stage and centers on material innovation in industries such as drug delivery, MedTech, Personal Care, Coatings and other markets.

Lutz has been involved in investments in chemical, advanced materials and industrial companies for more than 20 years. Lutz helped to establish Pardus Capital between 2005 and 2010 and ran their German office. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and is an inventor of technology relating to engineered materials at AlliedSignal.