Kellee Ann Richards-Clair

Background

About Kellee Ann Richards-Clair

I drive market growth and transformation in international midstream energy.As Vice President of Commercial at Phoenix Park Energy Marketing, I lead NGL marketing, managing P&L responsibility, commercial strategy, contract negotiations, and risk management. Over the past three years, I've transformed commercial performance through multistate hub origination, strategic portfolio restructuring, hedging programs, and margin optimization. My achievements include significantly increasing sales volumes, reducing risk exposures, improving per barrel margins, and positioning the business for sustained profitability by improving sales margins.Achievements 2022-2025500%+ margin growth70% volume increaseNearly 300% per-barrel margin improvement85% profitability enhancementMy expertise spans structuring natural gas processing agreements, NGL marketing, pipeline transportation contracts, storage optimization, and waterborne sales across international markets. I excel at identifying value creation opportunities, structuring deals that balance technical and commercial requirements, and optimizing margins through strategic risk management. WHAT DRIVES ME:I'm fascinated by the intersection of energy markets, geopolitical forces, and organizational resilience.Whether I'm leading commercial turnarounds, negotiating commercial agreements with energy majors, presenting to boards on strategic risk, or educating executives and boards about sustainability risk, I'm always asking and illustrating: How do businesses create value and build resilience in an uncertain world?Companies need leaders who understand both the commercial fundamentals AND the external forces reshaping markets. That's where I thrive: translating complexity into strategy, uncertainty into opportunity, and risk into competitive advantage. SPEAKING & THOUGHT LEADERSHIPI speak at international conferences on risk management, geopolitical uncertainty, and strategic resilience:• RIMS Risk Management Conference 2025 (Seattle) – Uncertainty Management & Resilience• Annual Caribbean Risk Management Conference 2025 – Managing Non-Financial Risk• I.H.S. Annual Latin America LPG Conference (multiple years)LET'S CONNECT: Visit kelleeannstclair.com for thought leadership on strategy, risk, and resilience Open to conversations about commercial energy leadership, risk management, speaking engagements, advisory work, and guest lecturing opportunities🤝 Based in Houston Metro Area | Trinidad & Tobago heritage | Global energy perspective#EnergyLeadership #CommercialStrategy #RiskManagement