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Kenneth Agee

Kenneth Agee, Founder & President: has a background in crude oil refining and natural gas processing. In 1984, he formed Syntroleum Corporation a publicly traded company where he held the position of CEO and did extensive gas-to-liquids (GTL) development with several large oil companies between 1990 and 2007. In 2007, Mr. Agee formed EFT where he has worked to establish a growing contract research and technology licensing business while developing novel approaches to FT catalysis, reactor design, process integration and product upgrading that will significantly reduce the construction and operating cost of small, modular plants. Mr. Agee holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and is listed on 26 issued U.S. patents and 3 pending patents.

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Mark Agee

Mark Agee, VP of Business Development and Licensing: has spent his entire career growing technology companies, from start-up through IPO, having taken two companies public. Mr. Agee was one of the original investors in Syntroleum, founded by his brother Kenneth Agee in 1984. Ten years later, he joined the company as VP of Finance and later became its President/COO. During his tenure with Syntroleum, he negotiated several partnerships, joint R&D agreements and license agreements with 7 international oil companies. He led Syntroleum’s public offering in 2000. Mr. Agee’s involvement with EFT began in 2010 where he has focused primarily on business development, strategy and licensing. He holds a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Tulsa and is listed on 10 issued US patents all in the field of synthetic or renewable fuels.

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Ed Holcomb

Ed Holcomb, Chief Accounting Officer: Mr. Holcomb has eight years of public accounting and 31 years of corporate finance experience. He has held positions of VP of Finance, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller prior to joining EFT and has over 10 years directing the SEC reporting at Docucorp International, EXE Technologies and Memorex Telex. Mr. Holcomb is a CPA and holds a BSBA degree majoring in Accounting from the University of Tulsa.

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Ronnie Young

Ronnie Young, Lab Manager: Mr. Young joined Syntroleum Corporation as a supervisory chemist after graduate school and later transitioned to EFT after EFT acquired the laboratory assets. He has a background in oil and gas production and farming/ranching. While earning a M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma, he gained applicable experience in the synthesis, handling, and characterization techniques for air and moisture sensitive materials. As the lab manager for EFT, he continues to direct lab operations which have expanded beyond small scale to various pilot plant reactor designs and capabilities. Additionally, he has worked to make improvements in FT catalyst formulation, preparation, and characterization methods in support of two commercial catalyst manufacturers. That effort led to standardized production methods and the production of over 150 MT of the EFT proprietary TL-8 catalyst for our licensees.

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James W. Engman

James W. Engman, Technical Services Manager: Mr. Engman has spent the last 20+ years working in the laboratory supporting the development of Fischer-Tropsch catalyst and related process technologies. Mr. Engman has managed the catalyst development laboratory for both Syntroleum and EFT. During his time as Laboratory Manager, Mr. Engman provided technical support for both our FT reactor and catalyst development activities and our extensive hydro-processing development activities. This included developing catalyst and process parameters for production of jet, diesel, solvents and base oils. Prior to his work in the Fischer-Tropsch world, Mr. Engman was the Laboratory Director for National Analytical Laboratories an environmental testing service laboratory. Mr. Engman holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Minnesota and an M.S. in Chemistry from St. Mary’s University of Texas.

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