Lemar Marie Brown

About Lemar Marie Brown

Independent Corporate Board Director • International Strategy • C-Suite Consultant • Large-Scale M&A • High-Stakes Risk Management • Former Fortune 500 Executive • Proven P&L results • ESGActively involved on Board of Directors which successfully guided a privately held company through rapid growth and a liquidity event, which represented an IRR of ~20% to most recent shareholders.I served on the board of Certarus, a private Canadian “green energy” supplier that transports compressed natural gas (CNG), renewable natural gas (RNG), and Hydrogen over the road. By displacing more carbon-intensive fuels, Certarus lowers its customers’ carbon emissions and costs. While on the board, Certarus initially prepared to go public. As a result of market conditions, the decision was made to remain private and self-fund rapid growth (more than doubled adjusted EBITDA from 20••••22). After receiving an unsolicited bid, Certarus was successfully sold to Superior Plus (TSX: SPB) for $1.05 billion Canadian. My career encompasses 25 years of progressive engineering and leadership roles with Shell plc and Goldman Sachs. Experience spanning oil & gas upstream, downstream, and midstream, LNG, power, trading, green energy, and finance provides me with strong and versatile areas of expertise that I currently deploy as a strategy consultant for national and multinational businesses. A history of skillfully navigating complex challenges, uncharted paths, and troubled waters on a global scale enables me to serve as a trusted guide for other organizations. As a corporate board member, my experience would benefit companies that are facing significant changes, seeking to better manage critical risks, or assessing large-scale mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures (MA & D).My default in LinkedIn is “follow” and save “connect” for those I know IRL.

Experience

1. CEO and Founder

   Negocium Group

   Apr 2015 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Founded the Negocium Group consulting firm to serve as a resource to C-suite executives by enabling organizational goals in negotiations, strategy, business planning, risk mitigation and management, Mergers, Acquisitions and divestitures (MA & D), and portfolio management.Shared best practices with a variety of U.S. and international clients from energy to industrial companies. By attaining a clear focus on the client’s definition of success, including goals, priorities, and boundary conditions, serve as a trusted partner providing a practical plan for goal attainment. In addition to strategic advisement, also offer training (e.g, negotiation skills, etc.).

Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  DDI Board Boot Camp

• University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

• Northwestern University

  Bachelor of Science - BS