NextDecade (NEXT) Appoints Tarik Skeik as COO

NextDecade Corporation (NextDecade or the Company) (NASDAQ: NEXT), announced today that Tarik Skeik has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Company. In this role, Skeik will report to the Chairman and CEO, Matt Schatzman, and further enhance a management team with outstanding experience in major capital project delivery and operations as the Company works to deliver Phase 1 of Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) safely, on schedule, and within budget, reach positive final investment decisions on RGLNG Trains 4 and 5, and advance its Next Carbon Solutions business.

Before his appointment as the COO of the Company, Mr. Skeik, 44, was a global project executive at ExxonMobil where he worked since 2011. Mr. Skeik has over 20 years of experience delivering global complex mega projects in LNG, oil and petrochemicals across North America, the Middle East and Asia. He led the completion and start-up of six greenfield assets exceeding $50 billion in investments. His experience includes the planning and execution through initial operation of projects including the Huizhou Chemicals Complex in China, Gulf Coast Growth Ventures in the U.S., Banyu Urip in Indonesia, Kearl Expansion in Canada, and QatarGas 2 in Qatar.

“With over 20 years of experience delivering mega energy projects around the globe, I’m excited to have Tarik join our team,” said NextDecade Chairman and CEO, Matt Schatzman. “Tarik brings a diverse set of skills that will help NextDecade transition from a successful development company into a world-class operating company.”

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