Anadarko taps Walker for CEO role; Hackett named executive chairman

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. reported that its board promoted Al Walker to the position of chief executive officer. Walker currently serves as the Houston independent’s president and chief operating officer.

Steven Poruban

Feb. 21, 2012

Jim Hackett, who was named Anadarko's chief executive officer in December 2003, will continue serving the company in the newly created position of executive chairman. The leadership changes will be effective May 15.

Walker has more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry and has been a member of Anadarko’s executive management team since joining the firm in 2005.

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Steven Poruban

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Steven Poruban was hired as staff writer for Oil & Gas Journal in October 1998. Two years later, he was promoted to senior staff writer. In October 2004, he was then promoted to senior editor. He now serves as managing editor-news.

Before working for OGJ, Steven was a reporter for Gas Daily and editor of Gas Transportation Report. He attended Boston University then transferred to and graduated from Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa., with a BA in English in 1993.