Kate Broome (Gibson) is a lawyer with expertise in international business. She advises Central and affiliated
companies on A&D, investments, corporate governance matters, and complex domestic and international financing transactions, including multinational collateral security arrangements. She also manages Central’s relationships with domestic and international outside counsel.
Accomplishments: In her first six months on the job, was the lead lawyer in structuring, negotiating and documenting a unique private-to-private oil and gas transaction in Brazil that was financed by a South African international bank. Purchaser was a Dutch company and seller was a Bermuda affiliate of a multinational private company. “Closing
involved coordinating experts around the globe in three different time zones.” That same year, co-authored and presented “Private to Private Onshore Oil and Gas Transactions in Brazil” at the International RMMLF conference in Brazil. Has closed nearly $1 billion in transactions involving assets in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Spain and the U.S. Volunteers with a local organization that provides training and housing for
homeless families. Earned both an MBA and a JD from University of Denver and a BA from Calvin College.
On having both an MBA and JD: “Although I’ve never officially held a title that would require an MBA, my training in business is a framework that I use to understand the bigger picture, and it allows me, as a lawyer, to be seen as a team player instead of as a hurdle by management..”
Goals: “Be a key member of the international management team that drives financial growth for our shareholders while
deepening my understanding of the technical and financial aspects of the business.”
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