MARIA G. GRAY - Corporate Board Profile

Alto Ingredients, Inc.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2022-05-02	Maria G. Gray has served as an advisor to our Board since June 2021. Ms. Gray served as a Senior Refining Engineer at Marathon Petroleum Company, an American petroleum refining, marketing, and transportation company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio. From 2012 to 2021, Ms. Gray served in several capacities including as a Senior Health, Safety, and Environmental Professional and as a Project Process Engineering Lead, at Marathon Petroleum Company. Ms. Gray also served in various engineering and supervisory capacities from 2001 to 2012 for Motiva Enterprises LLC, then a joint venture between Shell Oil Company and Saudi Refining Inc, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, that operates North America’s largest refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, producing and distributing fuels and specialty chemicals. Ms. Gray also served as a Process Engineer for Union Carbide Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dow Chemical Company, that produces specialty chemicals and polymers. Ms. Gray has a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, Minor in Business and Minor in Architecture from Tulane University. Ms. Gray’s qualifications to serve on our Board include: experience in energy-related roles pertaining to refining and chemical processes, understanding economics and driving results; day-to-day engineering experience with a deep understanding of production processes, including plant operations and optimization; experience in major capital project development and execution ranging from $120 million to $400 million dollar investments; experience in driving Process Safety Management initiatives and developing management systems to energize organizations around safety and regulatory compliance; and her membership on our Board would further our goal of increasing Board diversity. Ms. Gray has been compensated at a rate of $50,000 per year under a Board Advisor Agreement during 2021 and through the filing of this Proxy Statement. We also granted 2,183 shares of restricted stock to Ms. Gray on June 17, 2021. The shares had a grant date fair value of $13,076 and vest on the date of the Annual Meeting.
2023-04-28	Maria G. Gray has served as a director since June 2022. Member of the Compensation Committee. Director Compensation Table shows total compensation of $143,094.
2024-04-26	Maria G. Gray has served as a director since June 2022. Prior to that time, Ms. Gray served as an advisor to our Board beginning in June 2021. Since May 2022, Ms. Gray has been a Process Safety Consultant with Smith & Burgess, acting as a Senior Engineer providing technical support for design and relief studies. Ms. Gray also served as a Senior Refining Engineer and in several other capacities with Marathon Petroleum Company, an American petroleum refining, marketing, and transportation company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, including as a Senior Health, Safety, and Environmental Professional and as a Project Process Engineering Lead from March 2012 to August 2021. Ms. Gray also served in various engineering and supervisory capacities from 2001 to 2012 for Motiva Enterprises LLC, then a joint venture between Shell Oil Company and Saudi Refining Inc, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, that operates North America’s largest refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, producing and distributing fuels and specialty chemicals. Ms. Gray also served as a Process Engineer for Union Carbide Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dow Chemical Company, that produces specialty chemicals and polymers. Ms. Gray has a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, Minor in Business and Minor in Architecture from Tulane University. Director Compensation Table – 2023: Maria G. Gray Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $88,462 Stock Awards $138,600 Total $227,062.