San Ramon, Ca., USA - April 1, 2015, San Ramon, Ca., USA - Chevron Corporation confirmed that George L. Kirkland, vice chairman and executive vice president, Upstream, will retire from the company, effective June 15, 2015.
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Mr. Kirkland joined Chevron in 1974. He was named executive vice president of Upstream in 2005 and elected vice chairman in 2010.
During his career he has held numerous assignments across the company’s worldwide operations, including leadership roles in Indonesia and Nigeria, as well as president of the North America and international upstream businesses.
Under his stewardship, the company enhanced its position as an industry leader – it applied advanced gas injection technology to grow production at the Tengiz field in Kazakhstan, developed groundbreaking Lower Tertiary resources at the Jack and St. Malo fields in the Gulf of Mexico, assembled a world-class shale oil and gas position in North America, enhanced functional capabilities and base business reliability, and developed long-lived liquefied natural gas assets at Gorgon and Wheatstone in Australia.
Mr. Kirkland will be succeeded by James W. Johnson, as executive vice president, Upstream, effective June 16, 2015.
Mr. Johnson joined Chevron in 1981 and has been senior vice president of Upstream since the beginning of 2014.
Previously, Mr. Johnson was president of Chevron’s Europe, Eurasia and Middle East Exploration and Production Company and managing director of its Eurasia business unit, responsible for upstream and transportation activities in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia and Turkey.
He also was managing director of Chevron’s Australasia business unit, responsible for exploration and planning for the development of the Wheatstone and Greater Gorgon area gas fields. Past positions also include work in production operations, major capital projects, shipping and strategic planning.
Effective with Mr. Kirkland’s retirement, Joseph C. Geagea is appointed executive vice president of Technology, Projects and Services (TPS).
Mr. Geagea joined the company in 1982. He has been senior vice president of TPS since the beginning of 2014. ■