On January 13, 2017, Dr. Philip Grothe consented to and was appointed the president and the chief executive officer of Sustainable Petroleum Group Inc. (SPGX) by the board of directors. Also, on January 13, 2017 Dr. Philip Grothe consented to and was appointed as an additional director of SPGX, by consent resolutions of the board of directors. Dr. Philip Grothe (42 years old) has been the president and chief executive officer of SPGX since January 2017 and a director of SPGX since January 2017.

During the past five years, Dr. Grothe has been the CEO of alimex Group since 2014, and worked for Simon, Kucher & Partners from 2006 to 2013 as an equity partner.