Management
CE&P is led by a team of experienced ethanol, power, and agricultural industry executives.
Jeffrey F. Lee, President and Management Committee Member
Jeffrey F. Lee was previously a Senior Development Manager with Bechtel Enterprises, Inc. and the lead counsel for a $1 billion-plus Bechtel Corporation operating division. Mr. Lee is a founder of and the project development advisor to the prospective $340 million Blue Ribbon Cheese Company cheese and whey-derived products project in California's San Joaquin Valley. He was an early advisor to what is now Verenium, a leading cellulosic biomass-to-ethanol company. Mr. Lee holds a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan, and a JD from Michigan Law School.
David R. Rubenstein, Chief Operating Officer and Management Committee Member
David R. Rubenstein was until recently the President and majority owner of Pacific Diazo Products, Inc., which produced and distributed industrial chemicals, primarily ammonia, to more than 400 customers in southern California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. Mr. Rubenstein, who sold Pacific Diazo to a Fortune 600 company, is a former Board member of the National Association of Chemical Distributors and President of the Western Region. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Winona State University in Minnesota, and was named a 2009 Distinguished Young Alumnus.
Larry A. Gilbert, Executive Vice President Agricultural Operations
Larry A. Gilbert has farmed a wide variety of crops in the Imperial Valley for many years, including field crops such as cotton, sorghum, Bermuda grass, sugarcane, and wheat. Mr. Gilbert is an active member of the Farm Bureau, serving as a two-term county president, and on various committees at the county and state levels, and in recent years has focused much of his attention on water matters, including water conservation and transfer issues. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy from California State Polytechnic University.
Ralph Dehrmann, Executive Vice President Technologies & Operations
Ralph A. Dehrmann has 25 years' experience in the sugar production design, management, maintenance, operations and project management. He was most recently an Associate Consultant for Bosch Projects (Pty) Ltd, and prior to that the Senior Project Manager for Techserve Engineers and Consultants (Pty) Ltd, leading the Front End Engineering Design process and related services for a sugarcane and cassava to ethanol, elecricity and bio-methane facility currently being constructed in Sierra Leone. Mr. Dehrmann is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of Durban University of Technology, South Africa.
Camille E. Soriano, Vice President Marketing and Public/Investor Relations
Camille Soriano is a senior marketing professional with over twenty years of experience in marketing communications, environmental affairs, strategic partnerships and event management. Ms. Soriano was most recently the Vice President, Marketing, Member Programs for the National Association of Chemical Distributors, and prior to that the Director of Communications of the Hotel Association of Washington, D.C. Ms. Soriano received her BBA, Marketing from Marymount University and her MBA, Marketing from The George Washington University.
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