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William I. Koch
Bill Koch excels as an international businessman, chemical engineer, art collector, world-class sailor and devoted father. As the founder of The Oxbow Group, a diversified holding company, Koch has
created a business which Forbes Magazine consistently recognizes as one of the top 500 privately held companies in America.
In his role as founder, owner and president of the Oxbow Group, Koch has helped finance, build, manage and operate clean-energy power plants throughout the United States, the Philippines and Costa Rica. Oxbow Carbon and Minerals, a trading company Koch founded almost two decades ago, now has offices across the globe, operating in Canada, Brazil, Mexico, St. Croix, China, Egypt, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, and India.
Koch’s unique business approach stems from his T3 philosophy – talent, teamwork and technology. It is a philosophy that encourages employee participation, rewards teamwork and relies on scientific research to make calculated risks. Koch used the T3 philosophy to win the 1992 America’s Cup, the most coveted prize in sailing.
Born in Wichita, Kansas, Koch is a graduate of Culver Military Academy. He received his bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Together with his wife Bridget Rooney-Koch, he and his six children reside in Palm Beach, Florida.
Richard P. Callahan
Mr. Callahan has been General Counsel and a Director and Executive Vice President of Oxbow Corporation since 1985. Before joining Oxbow Corporation, Mr. Callahan was a partner in a Boston, MA law firm. In addition to his Oxbow Corporation duties, Mr. Callahan serves as a Board member of the America³ Foundation. Mr. Callahan received his BSBA degree from Georgetown University in 1967 and his law degree from Suffolk University in 1971. He is admitted to the Bar in Massachusetts and New York and is also a member of the American Bar Association. Mr. Callahan serves on the Board of Directors of the Palm Beach Civic Association and is a vice president of Hospice for the town of Palm Beach.
Zachary K. Shipley
Mr. Shipley is the Chief Financial Officer of Oxbow Corporation and has been an officer and Director since 1983. In addition to his positions with Oxbow Corporation, Mr. Shipley holds positions as Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors with numerous affiliated companies and foundations. Before joining Oxbow Corporation, Mr. Shipley was a consultant with Bain & Company in Boston, MA. Mr. Shipley received his A.B. degree cum laude from Harvard College in Cambridge, MA in 1974 and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1980.
David Nestler
Mr. Nestler is Executive Vice President of Oxbow Carbon’s petcoke supply and optimization, chartering and risk management. He joined the company in 2000 having previously served in the same capacity at AIMCOR prior to its acquisition by Oxbow. Mr. Nestler has 20 years of experience in the petroleum industry, including positions in sales and marketing, strategic partnership management, and transportation and logistics management. He has a B.S. in Business Management from Kansas State University.
Eric Johnson
Mr. Johnson is Executive Vice President of Oxbow Carbon’s calcined petcoke business, responsible for worldwide calcinable grade green petcoke and calcined pet coke. He served in the same capacity at AIMCOR prior to its acquisition by Oxbow. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Johnson was Global Commercial Manager of Alcoa’s Carbon Products Division (formerly Reynolds Metals Company), where he was responsible for worldwide carbon procurement, planning, logistics and sales. From 1990 to 1998, he held a variety of positions at Koch Industries, primarily in global supply and marketing serving clients in the aluminum, energy and steel industries. Mr. Johnson has a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma.
Steve Fried
Mr. Fried is Executive Vice President of Operations and Corporate Development for Oxbow Carbon. He is responsible for all calcining plants and terminals. Mr. Fried joined Oxbow in 1996 and worked in a number of business development and operational capacities through 2004, including leadership of the 2003 AIMCOR acquisition and integration. From 2004 until the end of 2006, he held leadership positions at a number of divisions at Foster Wheeler, including CEO Foster Wheeler Power Systems, CEO Foster Wheeler Environmental and EVP Foster Wheeler Global Manufacturing. Mr. Fried’s 17 years of experience in the energy industry also include 4 years on staff to the US Secretary of Energy. Mr. Fried received his BA degree from Dartmouth College.
Jim Cooper
Mr. Cooper is President of Oxbow Mining and is responsible for coal production. Jim joined Oxbow in 2000. His experience spans over thirty years of coal industry management. Beginning his career in 1970, Mr. Cooper served in a number of engineering positions with Jim Walter Resources. In 1979, Mr. Cooper joined Energy Fuels Corporation as Mine Manager before being appointed Vice President, Operations. Mr. Cooper was appointed President of Sunnyside Mines, Inc. in 1989 and, in 1990 joined Continental Energy, Inc. as Principal before rejoining Energy Fuels Corporation in 1993 as Vice President, Operations. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Cooper served as General Manager of Lorencito Coal Company prior to returning to the consulting business from 1998 until 2000. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama.
Larry Black
Mr. Black is Executive Vice President of Worldwide fuel grade petcoke, gypsum and other products sales and supplies for Oxbow Carbon. In 1982, he co-founded Pacific Basin Resources, which was acquired by Oxbow in 1984. Since 1984, Mr. Black has worked in a variety of sales and managerial positions for Oxbow. Prior to 1982, he was in sales at Kaiser Steel Corporation. Mr. Black has worked in the bulk raw materials industry, including coke, coal, steel and other raw materials, for his entire career, beginning in 1974. He has a B.S. degree from University of Santa Clara.
Patrick Brüning
Mr. Brüning is responsible for Oxbow’s Distribution business. He joined the company in 1996 working for the European logistics Subsidiary Gans. In 1997 he was promoted to Managing Director of Gans and in 2003 he was given the responsibility for sales from the Distribution terminal in Ghent (Belgium). In March 2008 Mr. Brüning assumed responsibility for the worldwide Distribution business. He graduated in Business Economics at the University of Groningen in Netherlands.
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