Jay Johnson appointed Executive Vice President, Upstream; Joe Geagea
named Executive Vice President, Technology, Projects and Services
SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 31, 2015--
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) confirmed today that George L. Kirkland,
vice chairman and executive vice president, Upstream, will retire from
the company, effective June 15. He will be succeeded by James W. (Jay)
Johnson, as executive vice president, Upstream, effective June 16.
“George’s business acumen and deep operational knowledge of our industry
have helped create enormous value for Chevron and our shareholders over
many years,” said John Watson, chairman and CEO. “I am confident our
track record of success in the upstream will continue under Jay’s
leadership, as his broad base of experience has prepared him well for
the job.”
Kirkland, 64, joined Chevron in 1974. He was named executive vice
president of Upstream in 2005 and elected vice chairman in 2010. During
his career he has held numerous assignments across the company’s
worldwide operations, including leadership roles in Indonesia and
Nigeria, as well as president of the North America and international
upstream businesses. Under his stewardship, the company enhanced its
position as an industry leader – it applied advanced gas injection
technology to grow production at the Tengiz field in Kazakhstan,
developed groundbreaking Lower Tertiary resources at the Jack and St.
Malo fields in the Gulf of Mexico, assembled a world-class shale oil and
gas position in North America, enhanced functional capabilities and base
business reliability, and developed long-lived liquefied natural gas
assets at Gorgon and Wheatstone in Australia. Under his leadership, the
company consistently reported peer-leading performance.
Johnson, 56, joined Chevron in 1981 and has been senior vice president
of Upstream since the beginning of 2014. Previously, Johnson was
president of Chevron’s Europe, Eurasia and Middle East Exploration and
Production Company and managing director of its Eurasia business unit,
responsible for upstream and transportation activities in Kazakhstan,
Azerbaijan, Russia and Turkey. Johnson also was managing director of
Chevron’s Australasia business unit, responsible for exploration and
planning for the development of the Wheatstone and Greater Gorgon area
gas fields. Past positions also include work in production operations,
major capital projects, shipping and strategic planning.
Watson also announced that effective with Kirkland’s retirement, Joseph
C. (Joe) Geagea is appointed executive vice president of Technology,
Projects and Services (TPS).
TPS includes a number of key functional groups that support the
enterprise with services such as major capital project development;
drilling and upstream base business operations; energy and information
technology; health, environment and safety; procurement, and workforce
development.
Geagea, 55, joined the company in 1982. He has been senior vice
president of TPS since the beginning of 2014. Previously, he was
president of Chevron’s Gas and Midstream group, managing director of the
company’s Asia South business unit and president of downstream
operations in East Africa, the Middle East and Pakistan.
Both Johnson and Geagea will report to Watson.
Chevron is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, with
subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide. The company is involved in
virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron explores for,
produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and
distributes transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells
petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy;
and develops the energy resources of the future, including biofuels.
Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is
available at www.chevron.com.
Source: Chevron Corporation
Chevron Corporation
Kent Robertson, +1 925-790-3819
San Ramon
