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Neil A. Burns

Prior to forming Neil A Burns LLC, Neil Burns was the CEO of Oxiteno USA, the US subsidiary of the Brazilian company, Ultrapar (NYSE: UGP), a $20Bn chemicals, energy and logistics company. Oxiteno manufactures surfactants and solvents for the detergent, cosmetics, agrochemical and paints and coatings markets. Prior to that he was VP Operations and the senior US executive for VVF Ltd, an Indian oleochemical and consumer products company. Mr. Burns is a chemicals executive with 20+ years experience in marketing, sales, corporate development, finance, supply chain, manufacturing and on boards. He participated as an investor / manager in the leveraged buyout of the $100 Million specialty chemical company, Pilot Chemical, where he was VP marketing and a board director. Pilot is a manufacturer of anionic surfactants for use in the detergent, personal care, lubricant and polymers markets. Originally from the UK, Mr. Burns has lived and worked in Europe. He has set up businesses for chemical companies in Europe, South America, Asia and India. Mr. Burns is currently developing investments in the chemical sector He sits on the board of directors of SiVance LLC a specialty silicones company and on the operating advisory boards of two private equity funds, GenNx360 Capital Partners and Linley Capital. Mr. Burns has served as chairman of a private school board of trustees and is currently a board member of the American Chemical Society’s, Marketing and Economics Division. His education includes a BS in Chemistry from the University of York, UK and an MBA with distinction from the Wharton School.