International Business Luncheon

Monday 20-Sep-10 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM CDT

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Speaker John Hofmeister

Position: Founder and CEO
Company: Citizens for Affordable Energy

Event Description

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International Business Luncheon

"Deep water drilling: a choice not to hate the oil companies"

Discussing the US energy plan and the real alternatives.

Featuring

Mr. John Hofmeister

Former President of Shell Oil Company

Author of "Why we hate the oil companies"

Book Signing with the kind cooperation of

Brazos Bookstore

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http://www.babchouston.org

International Business Luncheon

Monday 20-Sep-10 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM CDT

Speaker John Hofmeister

Position: Founder and CEO
Company: Citizens for Affordable Energy

Biography

John Hofmeister, upon retirement from Shell Oil Company in 2008, founded and heads the notfor-
profit (501(c)(3) ), nation-wide membership association, Citizens for Affordable Energy.
This Washington, D.C.-registered, public policy education firm promotes sound U.S. energy
security solutions for the nation, including a range of affordable energy supplies, efficiency
improvements, essential infrastructure, sustainable environmental policies and public education
on energy issues.

Hofmeister was named President of Houston-based Shell Oil Company in March 2005, heading
the U.S. Country Leadership Team, which included the leaders of all Shell businesses operating in the United States. He became President after serving as Group Human Resource Director of the Shell Group, based in The Hague, The Netherlands.

As Shell President, Hofmeister launched an extensive outreach program, unprecedented in the energy industry, to discuss critical global energy challenges. The program included an 18 month, 50-city tour across the country during which Hofmeister led 250 other Shell leaders to meet with more than 15,000 business, community and civic leaders, policymakers, and academics to discuss
what must be done to ensure affordable, available energy for the future.

A business leader who has participated in the inner workings of multiple industries for over 35 years, Hofmeister also has held executive leadership positions in General Electric, Nortel and AlliedSignal (now Honeywell International).

Hofmeister serves as the Chairman of the National Urban League and is a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee. He serves as non-executive Director of the Hunting PLC, London, UK, Lufkin Industries Inc. and the Sodexo North America Business Advisory Board. He is Senior Advisor to two energy start-ups: Liberty Power of Fort Lauderdale, Fl and NewEarth Technologies of Seattle, WA. Hofmeister also serves on the boards of the Foreign Policy Association, Strategic Partners, LLC, the Gas Technology Institute and the Center for Houston’s Future. Hofmeister is a Fellow of the National
Academy of Human Resources. He also is a past Chairman and serves as a Director of the Greater Houston Partnership. Hofmeister is active in education serving Advisory Boards at the University of Houston and the University of North Texas. He is also a Director of the Texas Education Reform Committee.

Hofmeister earned Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Political Science from Kansas State University.

John Hofmeister is the author of Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy
Insider (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).