Juan C. Podestá

FMC Technologies, Inc. provides technology solutions for the energy industry and other industrial markets. It engages in the designing, manufacturing and marketing of service technologically sophisticated systems and products, such as subsea production and processing systems, surface wellhead systems, high pressure fluid control equipment, measurement solutions and marine loading systems for the oil and gas industry. The firm operates through the following segments: Subsea Technologies, Surface Technologies and Energy Infrastructure. The Subsea Technologies segment designs and manufactures systems and provides services to oil and gas companies involved in deepwater exploration and production of crude oil and gas. The Surface Technologies segment designs and manufactures systems and provides services to oil and gas companies involved in land and offshore exploration and production of crude oil and gas. It also designs, manufactures and supplies technologically advanced high pressure valves and fittings for oilfield service companies. The Energy Infrastructure segment manufactures and supplies liquid and gas measurement and transportation equipment and systems to customers involved in the production, transportation and processing of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum-based refined products. The company was founded in November 2000 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Council of the Americas, Inc. is a non-profit organization, which engages in the management of professional membership organization. It aims to promote economic and social development, open markets, rule of law, and democracy. The firm is composed of companies representing the sectors of banking and finance, consulting services, consumer products, energy and mining, manufacturing, media, technology, and transportation. The company was founded by David Rockefeller Sr. in 1965 and is headquartered in New York, NY.