Westlake Appoints Roger Kearns as Chief Operating Officer

Nov. 18, 2020- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that Mr. Roger Kearns has been appointed by the Board of Directors as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective Jan. 1, 2021. In this new role, he will continue to report to Mr. Albert Chao, Westlake’s President and CEO. Mr. Kearns will be responsible for all of the company’s chemical businesses and manufacturing operations in North America, Europe and Asia. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201118005823/en/ Roger Kearns Named Westlake Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective Jan. 1, 2021 (Photo: Business Wire) Mr. Chao stated, “Since joining the Westlake executive management team, Roger has provided great insight and leadership based on his years of experience as an international chemical industry executive. By asking Roger to oversee our global chemical businesses and operations, we are

Westlake Chemical Partners LP Announces Fourth Quarter 2020 Distribution

$0.4714 cents per unit distribution declared payable on February 19, 2021 The Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the "Partnership") (NYSE:WLKP), has declared a distribution by the Partnership of $0.4714 per unit. This is the 26th consecutive quarterly distribution announced by the Partnership since its initial public offering. The distribution will be payable on February 19, 2021, to unit holders of record on February 4, 2021. This release is intended to be a qualified notice under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b). Brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100.0%) of the Partnership’s distributions to non-U.S. investors as being attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, the Partnership’s distributions to non-U.S. investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest applicable effective tax rate. About Westlake

Ms. Lubel has been a director since May 2020. Ms. Lubel served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of CST Brands, Inc. from its spin-off from Valero Energy Corporation in 2013 until CST’s acquisition by Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in June 2017. From October 2008 through December 2012, Ms. Lubel served as Valero’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel, with responsibility over Valero’s legal, ad valorem tax, health, safety and environmental, energy and gases, reliability and project execution departments. She joined Valero in 1997. Ms. Lubel has served on the Board of Directors of PBF Energy Inc. since August 2017, the Board of Directors of the Southwest Research Institute since 2019, the Board of Directors of Arcosa, Inc. since November 2021, and the Board of Directors of Inspire Trust Company, N.A. since January 2022. Previously, Ms. Lubel served on the Board of Directors of WPX Energy Inc. from December 2011 through January 2021. Since 2022, Ms. Lubel has been an executive coach and independent consultant with the Exco Group. Ms. Lubel holds bachelor’s of arts degrees in Spanish and International Studies from Miami University (Ohio), a master of arts degree in International Relations from Baylor University and a juris doctorate degree from the University of Texas School of Law. She is also a graduate of the Executive Program at Stanford University.

Kimberly S. Lubel
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