PERSONNEL MOVES AND PROMOTIONS: Odum succeeds Hofmeister as Shell Oil president

June 16, 2008
Marvin E. Odum, executive vice-president, the Americas, for Shell Exploration & Production, has been named to succeed John D. Hofmeister as president of Shell Oil Co. Odum will also retain his current operational role.

Marvin E. Odum, executive vice-president, the Americas, for Shell Exploration & Production, has been named to succeed John D. Hofmeister as president of Shell Oil Co. Odum will also retain his current operational role.

Odum joined Shell as an engineer in 1982 and has held a range of management positions in technical and commercial operations. He assumed his present position in May 2005. Previously, Odum was chief executive officer of InterGen, a global electric power generation company. He also served as Shell Gas & Power director, the Americas.

Hofmeister joined Shell in 1997 as director of human resources for the Shell Group. He was named Shell Oil president in 2005.

Upstream moves

Marathon Oil Corp. announced organizational appointments among its senior management team.

Steven B. Hinchman, former senior vice-president, worldwide production, was named executive vice-president, technology and services.

David E. Roberts Jr., former senior vice-president, business development, was named executive vice-president, upstream.

R. Douglas Rogers, former organizational vice-president, health, safety, and environment, has been named vice-president, HSE.

Daniel J. Sullenbarger, former vice-president, corporate responsibility, was named vice-president, corporate compliance and ethics.

Saudi Aramco has appointed Amin H. Nasser senior vice-president, exploration and production.

Nasser joined the company in 1982 and has held various positions in the engineering and production departments. He most recently served as business line head of E&P.

ATP Oil & Gas Corp. promoted Leland E. Tate to president of the company. George R. Morris will assume the role of chief operating officer.

Downstream moves

ExxonMobil Corp. has appointed a number of senior executives.

Michael Dolan was named senior vice-president. Dolan, formerly president of ExxonMobil Chemical Co. (EMCC) since 2004, is now a member of the corporation’s management committee.

The board appointed ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Co. (EMRS) Pres. Stephen Pryor to succeed Dolan as president of EMCC. Pryor was appointed EMRS president in 2004.

Sherman Glass, former EMCC senior vice-president since 2005, succeeded Pryor as EMRS president.

R.M. Kruger was appointed president of ExxonMobil Production Co. (EMPC) and a vice-president of ExxonMobil Corp. Kruger will succeed M.E. Foster, who has retired. Foster had been president of EMPC since October 2004.

Western Refining Inc. has named Jeff Stevens chief operating officer. Stevens has served as executive vice-president of Western since 2000.

Westlake Chemical Corp. has announced the promotion of Jeffrey L. Taylor to senior vice-president, polyethylene. Most recently, he served as vice-president, polyethylene.

Other moves

Cavaney
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American Petroleum Institute Pres. Red Cavaney has announced his intention to retire effective Nov. 1. Cavaney will be succeeded by Jack Gerard, currently president of the American Chemistry Council (ACC).

Cavaney became API president in 1997 following 3 years as president of the American Plastics Council and nearly 10 years as the American Forest & Paper Association’s president. During his career in Washington, he served on the staffs of US Presidents Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, and Ronald W. Reagan.

Before taking ACC’s helm, Gerard served as president of the National Mining Association and was cofounder, with former US Sen. James A. McClure (R-Ida.), of Washington-based lobbying firm McClure, Gerard & Neuenschwander Inc. He has 10 years’ experience as a US Senate and House staff member.

It is anticipated that API’s board will formally elect Gerard president at its October meeting, according to API’s current chairman Rex W. Tillerson, who is ExxonMobil chairman.

Smith
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The Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission has named former US Department of Energy official Carl Michael Smith executive director. Smith formerly served as DOE assistant secretary for fossil energy in 2002-04 where he cochaired the US-China Oil and Gas Forum, chaired the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum, and managed the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.