ConocoPhillips Announces Election of Ms. Gay Huey Evans to Its Board of Directors
The board of directors of ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) has elected Ms. Gay
Huey Evans as a new outside director. The election of Ms. Huey Evans
increases the total number of ConocoPhillips directors to 11, of which
10 are outside directors. She will serve on the Audit and Finance
Committee of the ConocoPhillips board.
Ms. Huey Evans, 58, was formerly vice chairman of the board and
non-executive chairman, Europe, of the International Swaps and
Derivatives Association, Inc. from 2011 to 2012. She was former vice
chairman, Investment Banking and Investment Management at Barclays
Capital from 2008 to 2010. She was previously head of governance of Citi
Alternative Investments (EMEA) from 2007 to 2008 and president of
Tribeca Global Management (Europe) Ltd. from 2005 to 2007, both part of
Citigroup. From 1998 to 2005, she was director of the markets division
and head of the capital markets sector at the U.K. Financial Services
Authority. She previously held various senior management positions with
Bankers Trust Company in New York and London.
In making the announcement, ConocoPhillips Chairman and CEO Ryan Lance
said, 'Gay brings in-depth knowledge of, and insight into, global
capital markets from her extensive experience in the financial services
industry. Her election to the board adds significant expertise on these
matters to our organization and will provide a unique and valuable
perspective to the running of our business.?
Ms. Huey Evans is a member of the management board and of the panel of
finance experts of the Panel of Recognised International Market Experts
in Finance (PRIME Finance), which is a dispute settlement body for the
global financial markets. She is a member of the Council on Foreign
Relations, an independent, non-partisan, membership organization, think
tank and publisher, as well as a member of Forum U.K., a network for
women with outstanding achievements.
Ms. Huey Evans currently serves as a non-executive director of Aviva
plc., The London Stock Exchange Group plc., Itau BBA International
Limited, Clariden Leu (Europe) Ltd. and The Financial Reporting Council.
She is also a trustee of The Wigmore Hall Trust charitable organization.
Ms. Huey Evans holds a bachelor′s degree in economics from Bucknell
University.
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About ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips is the world′s largest independent E&P company based on
production and proved reserves. Headquartered in Houston, Texas,
ConocoPhillips had operations and activities in 30 countries, $58
billion in annual revenue, $117 billion of total assets and
approximately 16,900 employees as of Dec. 31, 2012. Production from
continuing operations averaged 1,527 MBOED in 2012, and proved reserves
were 8.6 billion BOE as of Dec. 31, 2012. For more information, go to www.conocophillips.com.
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