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Corporate Officers
Lydia I. Beebe, 60
Corporate Secretary and Chief Governance Officer
since 1995. Responsible for providing advice and counsel
to the Board of Directors and senior management on
corporate governance matters and managing the
Corporate Governance function. Previously Senior
Manager, Chevron Tax Department. Joined Chevron
in 1977.
Paul V. Bennett, 59
Vice President and Treasurer since 2011. Responsible
for banking, financing, cash management, insurance,
pension investments, and credit and receivables activi-
ties corporatewide. Previously Vice President, Finance,
Downstream and Chemicals. Serves on the Board of
Directors of GS Caltex. Joined the company in 1980.
James R. Blackwell, 54
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, 55
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, 53
Corporate Vice President and President, Chevron
Gas and Midstream, since 2012. Responsible for
commercializing the company’s natural gas resources,
supporting the development of new growth opportunities
worldwide, and overseeing shipping, pipeline, power and
natural gas trading operations. 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, 58
General Tax Counsel since 2010. Responsible for
directing Chevron’s worldwide tax activities. Previously
the company’s Assistant General Tax Counsel. Joined
Chevron in 1986.
John W. McDonald, 61
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since
2008. Responsible for Chevron’s three technology com-
panies: Energy Technology, Information Technology and
Technology Ventures, and the research, development
and deployment of technology companywide. 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, 50
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, 57
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2009.
Responsible for comptroller, tax, treasury, audit and
investor relations activities. Chairman 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, 55
Executive Vice President, Policy and Planning,
since 2011. Responsible for Strategic Planning; Health,
Environment and Safety; and 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, 55
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, 55
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, 52
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, 55
Vice President, Policy, Government and Public Affairs,
since 2011. Responsible for U.S. and international govern-
ment 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. Joined the company in 1998.
Joe W. Laymon, 60
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, 53
Vice President, Health, Environment and Safety (HES),
since 2011. Responsible for HES strategic planning and
issues management, compliance assurance, emergency
response, and Chevron’s Environmental Management
Company. Previously Managing Director, Latin America,
Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and
Production Company. Joined the company in 1981.