Age: 59 
Director Since:  2022
Board Term Expires:  2026
Committee Memberships: Audit, Governance & Sustainability

Mr. Packebush is a founder and partner in Elevar Partners, LLC, a company providing advisory services and capital solutions for companies in the agriculture and energy markets. Prior to Elevar Partners, Mr. Packebush worked at Koch Industries, Inc. for over 30 years, retiring in March 2018. Until his retirement, he was the president of Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (“KAES”). Under his leadership, KAES grew to be one of world’s largest fertilizer companies. Mr. Packebush also oversaw the expansion of KAES, which included the addition of three start-up businesses: Koch Energy Services became one of the largest natural gas marketing companies in North America; Koch Methanol supplied methanol to global customers in the plywood, carpet, fuels, and plastics markets; and Koch Agronomic Services became a global leader in enhanced-efficiency fertilizer production and marketing. Mr. Packebush currently serves on the board of publicly traded LSB Industries, Inc. in Oklahoma City, OK.

Mr. Packebush holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from Kansas State University.

Mr. Packebush’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive management and operational experience and his management of natural gas marketing company, which provided him with broad knowledge of the energy market.