Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) has named Mitch Ingram executive vice president of international, deepwater and exploration, the company said on May 21.

In his new role, Ingram will oversee Anadarko’s international and deepwater operations, as well as its global exploration and project-management activity. The company also said Ernie Leyendecker, formerly executive vice president of exploration, is retiring after more than 30 years in the oil and natural gas industry.

“His strong leadership, technical and organizational skills will enable us to continue being a respected exploration company that combines exceptional geoscience knowledge with peer-leading technology advancements to find new resources and commercially advance those discoveries toward world-class development options,” Al Walker, Anadarko’s chairman, president and CEO, said.

Ingram has nearly 30 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry and joined Anadarko in 2015 as executive vice president of global LNG. Prior to joining the company, Ingram worked with BG Group and with Occidental Oil & Gas for 20 years. He holds a bachelor of engineering in mechanical engineering from Robert Gordon University and is a native of Scotland.