ExxonMobil Corp. has appointed T.R. (Tom) Walters as president of ExxonMobil Production Co. effective Mar. 1.
Walters, currently president of ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Co. and a vice-president of the corporation, succeeds R.M. (Rich) Kruger, who was appointed by the board of Imperial Oil Ltd. as chairman, president, and chief executive officer.
Walters joined Exxon USA in 1978 and has held a variety of technical and managerial positions in production, operations, development, and global services. In 1999, he was appointed vice-president, Africa, for ExxonMobil Development Co. and in 2002, vice-president, US, for ExxonMobil Production Co. He was appointed president, ExxonMobil Global Services Co. in 2005 prior to becoming executive vice-president of ExxonMobil Development Co. in 2007. He was appointed president of ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Co. in 2009.
Franklin, currently president of ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures and a vice-president of the corporation, joined Mobil North Sea Ltd. in 1981 and has held a variety of technical and managerial positions in exploration and production and gas marketing. In 1999, he was appointed vice-president for European gas marketing for Mobil Corp., and in 2001 was named vice-president of new business development for ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Company in Houston, Texas. He was appointed president of ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures in 2009.
