Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: OXY) said April 29 it has named Vicki A. Hollub as the Houston company's president and CEO.
The appointment completes Occidental's previously disclosed succession plan with Hollub succeeding Stephen I. Chazen.
Chazen, 69, stepped down as CEO following the company's annual shareholder meeting. He had joined Occidental in 1994 as executive vice president-corporate development. After various roles at the company, he was appointed CEO in May 2011.
Hollub, 56, has been an employee of Occidental since 1982, and most recently served as president and COO. She was also elected to the company's board of directors in 2015. She began her career in 1981 with Cities Services, which was acquired a year later by Occidental.
“Vicki is a proven and respected leader with extensive knowledge and command of Occidental’s business, and she has the strategic vision necessary to make Occidental the top performing and safest company in our industry," said Eugene L. Batchelder, chairman of Occidental's board, in a statement.
“We are also grateful for the leadership and vision Steve Chazen has provided Occidental as CEO and a member of the senior management team for the past two decades, and are pleased that he will remain on the board," Batchelder added.
Occidental is an international E&P with operations in the United States, Middle East region and Latin America. The company's midstream and marketing segment gathers, processes, transports, stores, purchases and markets hydrocarbons and other commodities. OxyChem, the company's subsidiary, manufactures and markets basic chemicals and vinyls.
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