LEADERSHIP PROFILE

Mr. Castan brings over 25 years of industry experience in the midstream energy sector, including bulk liquid terminals and pipelines. Canevari is both a successful entrepreneur and accomplished engineer and infrastructure developer, having led multiple major energy project developments domestically and internationally. He has played a key role in overall industrial development and energy sector expansions in South Texas and Northern Mexico.

Most recently, Canevari founded, developed, owns, and operates the largest non-government fuel importation rail terminal in Mexico, and is an integrated contractor supplier of fuel products to PEMEX. He also recently founded and developed the largest independent cement producer and distributor in the Laredo, Texas region.

Prior to joining Synergia, Mr. Castan served as Senior Vice President of Operations and Commercialization for Motus Energy, helping to develop the expansion of the Port of Brownsville T2 terminal.

Previous to that, Mr. Castan was Vice President of Howard Energy Partners, where he managed development of a high-volume Port of Corpus Christi terminal that loads unit trains with refined products for shipment to Mexico. He was also integral in the design and engineering of two large energy terminals in Mexico, one based in the Bajio region and the other in the northern border area.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Castan was Manager of Terminals and Pipeline Operations – North America for TransMontaigne Partners, LP. In this role, he had operational responsibilities for terminals and pipelines located in the United States, Mexico, and other international pipeline systems, where he developed his expertise in multiproduct pipeline operations.

Canevari began his career as an operations engineer for Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), with operational responsibility in Northern Mexico.

Mr. Castan holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems Engineering.