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A native of Wichita Falls, Texas, Mr. Tillerson earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin before joining Exxon Company, U.S.A. in 1975 as a Production Engineer.
In 1989, he became General Manager of EUSA's Central Production Division, responsible for oil and gas production operations throughout a large portion of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas.
In 1992 Mr. Tillerson was named Production Advisor to Exxon Corporation. Three years later he was named President of Exxon Yemen Inc. and Esso Exploration and Production Khorat Inc., and in January 1998 became Vice President of Exxon Ventures (CIS) Inc. and President of Exxon Neftegas Limited. In those roles, he was responsible for Exxon's holdings in Russia and the Caspian Sea as well as the Sakhalin I Consortium operations offshore Sakhalin Island, Russia.
In December 1999, he became Executive Vice President of ExxonMobil Development Company. Mr. Tillerson was named Senior Vice President of Exxon Mobil Corporation in August 2001, and was elected President of the Corporation and member of the board of directors on March 1, 2004. He assumed his current position January 1, 2006.
Mr. Tillerson is a member of the Executive Committee and Policy Committee of the American Petroleum Institute. He is also a trustee of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He is a member of the National Petroleum Council, the Business Roundtable and its Energy Task Force, an honorary trustee of the Business Council for International Understanding, and a member of the Emergency Committee for American Trade.
Mr. Tillerson is a member of the Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America, a director of the United Negro College Fund, and Vice-Chairman of the Ford's Theatre Society. He is also a member of the Engineering Advisory Board for the University of Texas at Austin and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies |
Trustee |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| United Negro College Fund |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ford's Theatre Society Inc. |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
Member, Engineering Advisory Board |
Current |
| Society of Petroleum Engineers |
Member, Engineering Advisory Board |
Current |
| National Petroleum Council |
Member |
Current |
| The Business Roundtable |
Member |
Current |
| Emergency Committee for American Trade |
Member |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Exxon Neftegas Limited |
President |
Former |
| Exxon Yemen Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Executive Vice President, ExxonMobil Development |
Former |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Exxon Ventures (CIS) Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Eusa |
General Manager, Central Production Division |
Former |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Production Engineer |
Former |
| Exxon Corporation |
Production Advisor |
Former |
| American Petroleum Institute |
Chairman and Member, Executive Committee & Policy Committee |
Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
B.S., Civil Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Torrance Refinery |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Mobil Oil Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Exxonmobil Commemorates Africa |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President, Africa, Chad/Nigeria, Development Unit |
Former |
| Texas A&M University |
B.S. Petroleum Engineering |
Former |
Mr. Dolan joined Mobil Oil Corporation in 1980 at the Paulsboro, New Jersey, research laboratory. Over the next 13 years, he worked in a variety of engineering and managerial positions supporting Mobil's worldwide refineries.
He joined Mobil's worldwide petrochemicals division in 1993 in Houston, Texas. Mr. Dolan progressed through a variety of strategic planning and business management positions in the aromatics, olefins and polyethylene businesses before becoming vice president and general manager for petrochemicals in the Americas in 1998.
Following the Exxon and Mobil merger, in 2000 Mr. Dolan became the Middle East and Africa regional director of ExxonMobil Chemical Company located in Brussels, Belgium. In 2001, he moved to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he served as executive vice president for ExxonMobil Saudi Arabia. He returned to the United States in 2003 as deputy to the president of ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Company in Fairfax, Virginia.
From September 2004, he was president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company and vice president of Exxon Mobil Corporation until his appointment as senior vice president to the Corporation in April 2008.
Mr. Dolan is a Member of the Board of the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council, the U.S.-China Business Council and the American Petroleum Institute. He is on the Board of Trustees of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, Massachusetts. Mr. Dolan also served as director of the American Chemistry Council, the Society of Chemical Industry and the Sam Houston Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
A native of Massachusetts, Mr. Dolan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from WPI and a Master of Business Administration degree from Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Mattel, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| US-China Business Council |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
President, Exxon Mobil Chemical Company |
Former |
| Exxonmobil Chemical Thailand, Ltd. |
President, Exxon Mobil Chemical Company |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ExxonMobil Lubricants & Petroleum Specialties |
President |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
General Manager, Corp Planning |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ExxonMobil Exploration |
President |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President & General Counsel |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President, Investor Relations and Secretary |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President, Public Affairs |
Current |
| Business for Diplomatic Action, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President, Human Resources |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President, Safety, Security, Health and Environment |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President & Controller |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President and General Tax Counsel |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President, Environmental Policy & Planning |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxonmobil Chemical Technology Licensing, LLC |
Senior Vice President, Exxonmobil Chemical Company |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ExxonMobil Chemical Company |
President |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President, Washington Office |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President, Strategic Planning |
Current |
Andrew P. Swiger is senior vice president of Exxon Mobil Corporation and a member of the corporation’s Management Committee.
Throughout his career, Mr. Swiger has held a variety of technical and managerial positions in production, operations, engineering, planning and gas and power marketing. He joined the company in 1978 as an operations engineer in Morgan City, La., eventually progressing through a series of upstream staff and managerial assignments in Africa, Europe and North America.
Mr. Swiger moved to the downstream operations in 1996, serving as general manager of manufacturing at the company’s Jurong refinery and petrochemical plant in Singapore. In 1999, he returned to the upstream operations as president and general manager of Mobil Oil Canada. Following the merger, he was appointed corporate production advisor at ExxonMobil's headquarters in Irving, Texas.
In 2001, Mr. Swiger was appointed vice president for Africa, and in 2003 he was named chairman and production director for ExxonMobil International Limited with responsibility for production in the Europe/Caspian/Russia region. He also served as the lead country manager for ExxonMobil's business in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Mr. Swiger was named executive vice president of ExxonMobil Production Company in 2004. He served in that capacity until being named president of ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing in 2006, a position he held until being elected senior vice president of the corporation in 2009.
Originally from Washington, D.C., Mr. Swiger holds a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.
He serves as a director for the Sam Houston Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He also is a member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Advisory Board and the Alley Theatre Corporate Council.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
President, ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Co. |
Former |
A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mr. Humphreys earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from Oklahoma State University in 1971. He served in the U.S. Army from 1972-1974. He obtained an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania before joining Exxon Chemical Company in 1976. In 1986, after several assignments in Houston, Baton Rouge and Baytown, he transferred to Exxon Corporation in New York as Senior Financial Advisor in the Controller's Department. In 1988, he moved to Exxon Company, International as Financial Reporting Manager and later served as General Auditor. In 1990, Humphreys became Upstream Controller of Exxon Company, U.S.A.
In 1993, he moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as Financial Director of the Exxon companies in Malaysia. Humphreys became an Assistant Treasurer of Exxon Corporation in January 1997 and was elected Vice President and Controller in July 1997.
Concurrent with the merger with Mobil in 1999, Humphreys was named Vice President and Controller of Exxon Mobil Corporation. In July 2004, he was named Vice President and Treasurer of Exxon Mobil Corporation. He was elected Senior Vice President and Treasurer and also joined the Corporation's Management Committee effective January 1, 2006.
Mr. Humphreys serves on the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma State University Foundation. In 2007, he was named a Distinguished Alumni of OSU and was inducted into the Spears School of Business Hall of Fame. He serves as a Director on the boards of Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, Junior Achievement and Council of the Americas. He is a member of Financial Executives International, the American Petroleum Institute and the Conference Board's Council of Financial Executives. He recently served as a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Senior Vice President & Treasurer |
Current |
| American Petroleum Institute |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Petroleum Institute |
Member |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Vice President and Controller |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| University of Pennsylvania |
MBA |
Former |
| Oklahoma State University |
Bachelor of Science In Industrial Engineering |
Former |
Mr. Whitacre was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T upon its merger with SBC Communications in 2005, and retired in 2007. He was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SBC in 1990; and President and Chief Operating Officer in 1988.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Institute for International Economics |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| AT&T Inc. |
Chairman & CEO |
Former |
| SBC Communications, Inc. |
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Emerson Electric Co. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Texas Tech University |
Bachelor’s Degree, Industrial Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Megunticook Management, Inc. |
Partner |
Current |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Chairman |
Current |
| Market Street Trust Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Torrance Refinery |
Director |
Current |
| Corning Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| MetLife, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Prairie Inet |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Red Shift |
Board Observer |
Current |
| Harvard Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Verrillon, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Corning International Corporation |
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| United Communications Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Corning Incorporated |
Elected A Vice President |
Former |
| Lightship Telecom LLC |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| J.P. Morgan & Co. |
Associate |
Former |
| Dbm Optics, Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Lightship Telecom LLC |
Board Member |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
master's degree |
Former |
| Harvard College |
Graduate |
Former |
| Harvard College |
Graduate |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Houston Endowment Inc |
President |
Current |
| University of Illinois |
Faculty |
Current |
| The University of Texas |
Faculty |
Current |
| Sandia Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Temple-Inland Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Temple Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Texas Temple |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The National Center for Educational Accountability |
Board Member |
Current |
| The University of Texas |
President |
Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
President |
Former |
| Chemistry, LLC |
Head of the Department |
Former |
| Southern Methodist University |
|
Former |
| Guaranty Corporation |
member |
Former |
Mrs. Nelson was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carlson in 1998, and relinquished the role of CEO in 2008. She has held a number of other management positions at Carlson including President, Chief Operating Officer, Vice Chair and Senior Vice President.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Shinsei Capital (USA), Ltd. |
Director |
Current |
| Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, LLC |
Executive Investor |
Current |
| Stanford University |
Professor of Economics |
Current |
| Shinsei Bank, Limited |
Board Director |
Current |
| Oracle Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Torrance Refinery |
Director |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Vodafone Group Plc |
Director, Oracle Corporation |
Former |
| Vodafone Group Plc |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Ph.D. degrees in economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lenox Group Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Torrance Refinery |
Director |
Current |
| Nacd Utah |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Clark Atlanta University |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Executive Leadership Council |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The International Trachoma Initiative |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Metropolitan State University |
President |
Former |
| General Mills, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| York College |
Associate Dean |
Former |
| Gen Mills, Inc. |
|
Former |
| H.B. Fuller Company |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Securian Financial Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
Ph.D. |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
M.A. |
Former |
| Columbia University |
M.A. |
Former |
| Clark Atlanta University |
B.S. |
Former |
Sam Palmisano is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the IBM Corporation. Mr. Palmisano was appointed to this position on January 6, 2003. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer. He began his career in 1973 in Baltimore, Maryland. Since then, Mr. Palmisano has held a series of leadership positions during his IBM career, including senior vice president for the Enterprise Systems and Personal Systems groups. Mr. Palmisano also played a key role in creating and leading IBM’s Global Services, rising to senior vice president, and building the largest and most diversified IT services organization in the industry. He also served as senior managing director of operations for IBM Japan.
Mr. Palmisano is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University. In recognition of his leadership role as co-chair of the Council of Competitiveness’ National Innovation Initiative, as well as his many business accomplishments, Mr. Palmisano was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in September 2005. In July 2006, he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the London Business School.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
Group Executive |
Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters |
Former |
| The Johns Hopkins University |
B.A., Arts & Sciences |
Former |
| London Business School |
Honorary Fellowship |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| United States Naval Academy |
Trustee |
Current |
| Frito-Lay, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Restaurant Leadership Conference |
|
Current |
| Halftimers |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Missional Renaissance |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Leadership Network |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Express Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Marriott International, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pizza Hut, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| PepsiCo, Inc. |
Chairman & CEO |
Former |
| PepsiCo, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Pizza Hut, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| PepsiCo, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Pizza Hut, Inc. |
Senior Operating Officer |
Former |
| University of Virginia |
Trustee |
Former |
| United Negro College Fund |
|
Former |
| The Salvation Army |
Chairman |
Former |
| Johnson & Johnson |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| PepsiCo, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Johnson & Johnson |
Director |
Former |
| PepsiCo, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Virginia |
Masters of Business Administration Degree |
Former |
| Johnson & Johnson |
member |
Former |
Mr. Shipley was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chase Manhattan upon its merger with Chemical Bank in 1996, and retired in 1999. He was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chemical Bank in 1983; President and Director in 1982; and Senior Executive Vice President in 1979.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Verizon Communications Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Great Management |
Chief Executive of Medtronic |
Current |
| Phil Dourado |
Leader |
Current |
| City Speakers International |
|
Current |
| Brightsight Group |
|
Current |
| Leaders LLC |
|
Current |
| Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
Director |
Current |
| Torrance Refinery |
Director |
Current |
| Great Management |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Fitness Forward and Partners |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Exxonmobil Commemorates Africa |
Director |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ethics |
Fellow |
Current |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Chief Executive |
Former |
| Honeywell Corporation |
Senior Executive |
Former |
| Imd International |
Professor of Leadership and Governance |
Former |
| Litton Industries |
|
Former |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Bryant University |
Doctorate |
Former |
| Harvard University |
MBA |
Former |
| Bryant University |
Degree |
Former |
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