Joseph C. Geagea named Corporate Vice President and President Chevron Gas and Midstream
- Geagea succeeds John D. Gass, who is retiring after 37-year career
- Pierre Breber to head Chevron Asia South Strategic Business Unit
Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today named Joseph C. Geagea corporate
vice president and president, Chevron Gas and Midstream, effective
January 1, 2012.
Geagea, 52, succeeds John D. Gass who will retire from Chevron after
more than 37 years with the company. Geagea is currently the managing
director responsible for Chevron′s exploration and production activities
in the Asia South region, including Thailand, Bangladesh, Myanmar,
Cambodia, Vietnam and China. In his new role, Geagea will be responsible
for commercializing Chevron′s natural gas resources and supporting the
development of new growth opportunities worldwide. He will also oversee
Chevron′s shipping, pipeline, power and natural gas trading operations.
Geagea will report to George L. Kirkland, Chevron′s vice chairman and
executive vice president of Upstream and Gas.
'Joe′s enterprise-wide experience and his demonstrated ability to
advance our exploration and production interests across east and south
Asia, make him well qualified to assume this larger role inside
Chevron,? said John S. Watson, Chevron′s chairman and chief executive
officer.
Since the early 1990s, Geagea has held a variety of executive and
management positions in both the upstream and downstream operations of
the company. He has been vice president of Upstream Capability, vice
president of Chevron International Exploration and Production, president
of Fuel & Marine Marketing, and president in charge of the company′s
downstream activities in East Africa, the Middle East and Pakistan.
After the Chevron and Texaco merger in 2001, Geagea led the integration
of the two companies′ downstream operations.
Pierre Breber, 47, will succeed Geagea as managing director of the
company′s Asia South region effective January 1, reporting to Melody
Meyer, president of Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production
Company. Most recently, Breber served as deputy managing director of
that business unit, where he reported to Geagea.
Since joining Chevron in 1989, Breber has held a number of finance,
commercial and management positions, including vice president and
corporate treasurer. Earlier, he was manager of investor relations, vice
president of finance for Chevron Downstream, manager of finance for
Chevron′s Europe upstream strategic business unit and comptroller for
Chevron international upstream.
Commenting on Gass′s retirement, Watson said, 'John has done a
tremendous job in establishing a global gas business that underpins a
major part of Chevron′s long-term growth, said Watson. 'Chevron is
poised to grow into one of the world′s leading suppliers of LNG, which
is a reflection of John′s many contributions.?
Chevron is one of the world′s leading integrated energy companies, with
subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide. The company is involved in
virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron explores for,
produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and
distributes transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells
petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy;
provides energy efficiency solutions; and develops the energy resources
of the future, including biofuels. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif.
More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.
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