Luc J. Messier joins Enerkem as Chief Operating Officer

ENGINEER AND MANAGER

Mr. Messier joins Enerkem with an impressive professional background and extensive international experience. Since 2015, he has been President of Reus Technologies LLC, a Houston (TX) based company focused on investment and development of technology companies.

For over twenty years, he has worked at a high level with leading multinational companies. He was Senior Vice President, Projects and Aviation and Chief Procurement Officer at ConocoPhillips, a US multinational energy, oil, gas and petrochemical company.

There, he led the implementation of a new project management structure for numerous mega-projects around the world. He also developed expertise in the area of sustainable development and safety and improved the company’s supply chain.

Previously, Mr. Messier worked for Technip, one of the world’s largest engineering and construction companies specializing in petrochemicals and oil and gas development. As Chief Executive Officer of Technip USA based in Houston, he managed the North American operations of the company with over 1,200 employees.

At Bouygues, he led major construction projects for transportation infrastructure in Hong Kong, South Africa and Mozambique. He was also CEO of the Bouygues Construction subsidiary in Hong Kong. At Pomerleau Inc. he held command positions on several major projects in Quebec, including LG-1 and the Alouette and Reynolds smelters in Sept-Îles and Baie-Comeau respectively.

He has served on several boards and is still active on those of Sodexo, Bird Construction and Greenfield Holdings.

“A multilingual French-speaking Quebecer and graduate of the University of Sherbrooke, Luc has operated at the highest levels of some of the world’s best-known multinationals in sectors related to Enerkem. The new COO who joins us is a results-oriented, team player. He has demonstrated exemplary leadership, which is well reflected in the various stages of his career, spanning 26 countries and five continents. In addition, as a civil engineer by training, he joins Enerkem with an unparalleled reputation and first-hand experience of sustainable development and the energy issues of the day,” concluded Mr. Boies.

He will take office on June 6, 2022.