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Corporate Officers
Lydia I. Beebe, 59
Corporate Secretary and Chief Governance Officer
since 1995. Responsible for managing the Corporate
Governance Department, counseling the Board of
Directors and senior management on corporate
governance, and overseeing stockholder services for
Chevron and its subsidiaries. Previously Senior Manager,
Chevron Tax Department. Joined Chevron in 1977.
Paul V. Bennett, 58
Vice President and Treasurer since 2011. Previously
Vice President, Finance, Downstream and Chemicals,
and Assistant Treasurer, Credit and Receivables
Management. Serves on the Board of Directors of
GS Caltex. Joined the company in 1980.
James R. Blackwell, 53
Executive Vice President, Technology and Services,
since 2011. Responsible also for major capital project
management, procurement, and other corporate
operating and support functions. Previously President,
Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production
Company; Managing Director, Chevron Southern
Africa Strategic Business Unit; and President, Chevron
Pipe Line Company. Joined the company in 1980.
Matthew J. Foehr, 54
Vice President and Comptroller since 2010. Responsible
for corporatewide accounting, financial reporting and
analysis, internal controls, and Finance Shared Services.
Previously Vice President, Finance, Global Upstream and
Gas, and Vice President, Finance, Global Downstream.
Joined Chevron in 1982.
Joseph C. Geagea, 52
Corporate Vice President and President Chevron Gas
and Midstream since January 2012. Responsible for the
company’s natural gas business and oversight of shipping,
pipeline, power operations and natural gas trading opera-
tions. Previously Managing Director, Chevron Asia South
Ltd., Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production
Company, and Vice President, Upstream Capability,
Chevron International Exploration and Production
Company. Joined the company in 1982.
Charles N. Macfarlane, 57
General Tax Counsel since 2010. He is responsible for
directing Chevron’s worldwide tax activities. Previously
the company’s Assistant General Tax Counsel. Joined
Chevron in 1986.
John W. McDonald, 60
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since
2008. Responsible for Chevron’s three technology
companies: Energy Technology, Information Technology
and Technology Ventures. Previously Corporate Vice
President, Strategic Planning; President and Managing
Director, Chevron Upstream Europe, Chevron Overseas
Petroleum Inc.; and Vice President, Gulf of Mexico
Offshore Division, Texaco Exploration and Production.
Joined the company in 1975.
R. Hewitt Pate, 49
Vice President and General Counsel since 2009.
Responsible for directing the company’s worldwide
legal affairs. Previously Chair, Competition Practice,
Hunton & Williams LLP, Washington, D.C., and Assistant
Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department
of Justice. Joined Chevron in 2009.
Patricia E. Yarrington, 56
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2009.
Deputy Chair of the San Francisco Federal Reserve’s
Board of Directors. Previously a Director, Chevron Phillips
Chemical Company LLC; Corporate Vice President and
Treasurer; Corporate Vice President, Policy, Government
and Public Affairs; Corporate Vice President, Strategic
Planning; President, Chevron Canada Limited; and
Comptroller, Chevron Products Company. Joined
Chevron in 1980.
Rhonda I. Zygocki, 54
Executive Vice President, Policy and Planning,
since 2011. Responsible for Strategic Planning; Health,
Environment and Safety; and oversight of Policy,
Government and Public Affairs. Previously Corporate
Vice President, Policy, Government and Public Affairs;
Corporate Vice President, Health, Environment and
Safety; and Managing Director, Chevron Australia Pty
Ltd. Joined Chevron in 1980.
Jay R. Pryor, 54
Vice President, Business Development, since 2006.
Responsible for identifying and developing new, large-
scale upstream and downstream business opportunities,
including mergers and acquisitions. Previously Managing
Director, Nigeria/Mid-Africa Strategic Business Unit and
Chevron Nigeria Ltd., and Managing Director, Asia South
Business Unit and Chevron Offshore (Thailand) Ltd.
Joined Chevron in 1979.
Charles A. Taylor, 54
Vice President, Strategic Planning, since 2011.
Responsible for advising senior corporate executives in
setting strategic direction for the company, allocating
capital and other resources, and determining operat-
ing unit performance measures and targets. Previously
Corporate Vice President, Health, Environment and
Safety. Joined the company in 1980.
Michael K. Wirth, 51
Executive Vice President, Downstream and Chemicals,
since 2006. Responsible for worldwide manufacturing,
marketing, lubricants, supply and trading businesses,
chemicals and Oronite additives. Previously President,
Global Supply and Trading; President, Marketing, Asia/
Middle East/Africa Strategic Business Unit; and President,
Marketing, Caltex Corporation. Joined Chevron in 1982.
Executive Committee
John S. Watson, George L. Kirkland, James R. Blackwell,
R. Hewitt Pate, Michael K. Wirth, Patricia E. Yarrington and
Rhonda I. Zygocki. Lydia I. Beebe, Secretary.
Stephen W. Green, 54
Vice President, Policy, Government and Public Affairs,
since 201 1. Oversees U.S. and international government
relations, all aspects of communications, and the company’s
worldwide efforts to protect and enhance its reputation.
Previously President, Chevron Indonesia Company and
Managing Director, IndoAsia Business Unit, Chevron Asia
Pacific Exploration and Production Company, and Managing
Director, Asia South Business Unit, Chevron International
Exploration and Production Company. Joined the company
in 1998.
Joe W. Laymon, 59
Vice President, Human Resources, Medical and Security,
since 2008. Responsible for the company’s global human
resources, medical services and security functions.
Previously Group Vice President, Corporate Human
Resources and Labor Affairs, Ford Motor Company.
Joined the company in 2008.
Wesley E. Lohec, 52
Vice President, Health, Environment and Safety (HES),
since 2011. Responsible for corporate HES strategy
and management systems and Chevron Environmental
Management Company. Previously Managing Director, Latin
America, Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and
Production Company. Joined the company in 1981.