Jim Umpleby Elected to Chevron’s Board of Directors
February 01 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced that Jim Umpleby has
been elected to Chevron’s board of directors. Umpleby’s appointment
is effective March 1, 2018, and he will serve on the Board
Nominating and Governance Committee as well as the Management
Compensation Committee.
“Jim Umpleby brings valuable perspective to the Board as chief
executive of one of the world’s leading manufacturers of heavy
equipment,” said Michael K. Wirth, Chevron’s chairman of the board
and chief executive officer. “He has a strong background in varied
dimensions that are relevant to Chevron’s business, including
international policy, heavy equipment engineering, environmental
policy, and global workforce development.”
Umpleby, 59, is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the
board of directors of Caterpillar Inc. He joined a Caterpillar
subsidiary, Solar Turbines, in 1980, and held leadership positions
in a wide variety of functions at Caterpillar. Umpleby was named
group president of Caterpillar’s Energy & Transportation
business segment in 2013 and assumed the role of CEO on January 1,
2017.
A graduate of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with a
Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, Umpleby has
also completed an executive leadership program at the International
Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland. He
serves on Rose-Hulman’s board of trustees, on the board of
directors of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, and is a
member of the Latin America Conservation Council and the Business
Roundtable.
Chevron Corporation is one of the world’s leading integrated
energy companies. Through its 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
petrochemicals and additives; generates power; and develops and
deploys technologies that enhance business value in every aspect of
the company’s operations. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif.
More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.
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