HOUSTON, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Anadarko
Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) today announced Bob Gwin, formerly Executive Vice President
(EVP), Finance and CFO, has been named President. In his new role,
Gwin will be responsible for leading Anadarko's worldwide
operations, project management, exploration, midstream and
marketing, as well as the company's expanding next-generation
technology development and systems solutions.
"Bob has proven to be an exceptional leader since joining
Anadarko in 2006, and in his new role will focus on strengthening
our business results and furthering the company's advancement of
technology and systems," said Al
Walker, Anadarko Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "With
his appointment to President, Bob will oversee a new leadership
structure aimed at building upon the successes of our upstream and
project-management business groups through better integration with
our midstream and marketing organization. He will also be in a
position to advance our technology endeavors, giving Anadarko the
management capability to deliver current and next-generation
advancements into our business verticals with better systems
solutions."
Benjamin M. Fink, formerly Sr.
Vice President, and President and CEO of the general partners of
Western Gas Partners, LP and Western Gas Equity Partners, LP
(collectively the "Partnerships"), will succeed Gwin in the role of
EVP, Finance & CFO. With his new responsibilities, Fink will
oversee the following: accounting, financial reporting and tax;
treasury, corporate finance and risk management; investor relations
and corporate communications; corporate development; corporate
planning; and corporate audit. Fink will report to Al Walker and will join Danny Brown, EVP, U.S. Onshore
Operations; Bob Gwin, President; Mitch Ingram, EVP,
International, Deepwater & Exploration; Amanda McMillian, EVP and General Counsel;
and Bobby Reeves, EVP, on Anadarko's Executive Committee. In
addition, Fink will serve as Chairman of the Partnerships' boards
of directors.
Robin H. Fielder, formerly Vice
President, Investor Relations, has been promoted to Sr. Vice
President, Midstream and will succeed Fink as the President and CEO
of the Partnerships.
Michael C. Pearl, formerly Vice
President, Finance and Treasurer, has also been promoted and will
succeed Fielder as Sr. Vice President, Finance and Investor
Relations.
ROBERT G. GWIN
Gwin has
more than 30 years of experience in corporate finance and executive
management. He joined Anadarko in 2006 as Vice President, Finance
and Treasurer. Since 2009, he has served as EVP, Finance and CFO.
Gwin has served as Chairman of the Board of the Partnerships until
November 2018 and served as the
Partnerships' President and CEO until 2010. Gwin has been a
director of LyondellBasell Industries, N.V. since May 2011, including serving as Chairman of the
Board from August 2013 to
September 2018. He holds a Bachelor
of Science from the University of Southern
California and a Master of Business Administration from the
Fuqua School of Business at Duke
University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
BENJAMIN M. FINK
Fink
joined Anadarko in 2007 as Vice President of Finance for Anadarko
Algeria Company LLC. He most recently served as Sr. Vice President
of Finance of Anadarko since February of 2017, as well as President
and CEO of the Partnerships. He previously served as Vice
President, Finance of Anadarko, as well as Sr. Vice President and
CFO of the Partnerships. Prior to joining Anadarko, Fink served as
an independent financial consultant to the company in its former
Beijing, China, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, offices. He holds a
Bachelor of Science in economics from the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania. He is a
Chartered Financial Analyst.
ROBIN H.
FIELDER
Fielder has more than 15 years of midstream,
upstream and financial experience in the oil and natural gas
industry, beginning her career with Anadarko in 2002. She has held
a variety of positions with the company, including most recently as
Vice President, Investor Relations, and previously as Midstream
Business Advisor, General Manager of East
Texas and North Louisiana,
Worldwide Operations Business Advisor and various exploration and
operations engineering positions in both the U.S. onshore and the
Gulf of Mexico. She holds a
Bachelor of Science in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University and is a registered
Professional Engineer in the state of Texas and a member of the Society of Petroleum
Engineers.
MICHAEL C. PEARL
Pearl
has more than 20 years of oil and natural gas, and financial
experience. He joined Anadarko in 2006. Prior to being named Sr.
Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations, he served as Vice
President, Finance and Treasurer since July
2016. Pearl has held positions of increasing responsibility
throughout his career with Anadarko including Corporate Controller,
Director Corporate Tax, and Chief Financial Officer of Western Gas.
Pearl holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of
Science in Accounting from Texas A&M
University. He also holds an MBA from Rice University where he was a Jones Scholar Award
recipient. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Anadarko Petroleum Corporation's mission is to deliver a
competitive and sustainable rate of return to shareholders by
exploring for, acquiring and developing oil and natural gas
resources vital to the world's health and welfare. As of year-end
2017, the company had 1.44 billion barrels-equivalent of proved
reserves, making it one of the world's largest independent
exploration and production companies. For more information about
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www.anadarko.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Anadarko
believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions.
No assurance, however, can be given that such expectations will
prove to have been correct. A number of factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from the projections, anticipated
results or other expectations expressed in this news release,
including Anadarko's ability to successfully execute upon its
capital program; to efficiently identify and deploy capital
resources; and to meet financial and operating guidance. See "Risk
Factors" in the company's 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other public filings and press
releases. Anadarko undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements.
Anadarko Contacts
MEDIA:
John Christiansen,
john.christiansen@anadarko.com, 832.636.8736
Stephanie Moreland,
stephanie.moreland@anadarko.com, 832.636.2912
INVESTORS:
Andy
Taylor, andy.taylor@anadarko.com, 832.636.3089
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