David J. O'Reilly, 62
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since 2000. Previously he was elected a Director and
Vice Chairman in 1998, President of Chevron Products Company in 1994 and a Vice President in 1991. He is a Director and a Member of the Executive and Policy Committees
of the American Petroleum Institute. He also
is a Director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He joined Chevron in 1968.
John S. Watson, 52
Vice Chairman of the Board since April 2009. Responsible
for business development; mergers and acquisitions; strategic planning; corporate compliance; policy, government
and public affairs; procurement; and the Project Resources Company. Previously Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development; Corporate Vice President and President, Chevron International Exploration and Production
Company; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Corporate Vice President, Strategic Planning. Joined Chevron in 1980.
Samuel H. Armacost, 70
Lead Director since 2006 and a Director since 1982. He is Chairman of the Board of SRI International, an independent research, technology development and commercialization organization. Previously he was a Managing Director of Weiss, Peck & Greer LLC. He also is a Director of Del Monte Foods Company; Callaway Golf Company; Franklin Resources, Inc.; and Exponent, Inc. (2, 3)
Linnet F. Deily, 63
Director since 2006. She served as a Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and Ambassador to the World Trade Organization from 2001 to June 2005. Previously she was Vice Chairman of Charles Schwab Corporation. She is a Director of Honeywell International Inc. (1)
Robert E. Denham, 63
Director since 2004. He is a Partner in the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. Previously he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Salomon Inc. He also is a Director of The New York Times Company; Wesco Financial Corporation; and Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. (1)
Robert J. Eaton, 69
Director since 2000. He is retired Chairman of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG, a manufacturer of automobiles. Previously he was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Chrysler Corporation. (2, 4)
Enrique Hernandez Jr., 53
Director since December 2008. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc., a global security services provider. Previously he was Executive Vice President of Inter-Con Security Systems. He is a Director of McDonald’s Corporation; Nordstrom, Inc.; and Wells Fargo & Company. (1)
Franklyn G. Jenifer, 70
Director since 1993. He is President Emeritus of The University of Texas at Dallas. Previously he was President of Howard University and Chancellor of the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education. (1)
Sam Nunn, 70
Director since 1997. He is Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a charitable organization. He also is Distinguished Professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology. He served as a U.S. Senator from Georgia for 24 years. He is a Director of The Coca-Cola Company, Dell Inc. and the General Electric Company. (2, 3)
Donald B. Rice, 69
Director since 2005. Former Chairman of the Board and current President and Chief Executive Officer of Agensys, Inc., now an operating subsidiary of Astellas Pharma Inc. Previously he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Teledyne, Inc. He is a Director of Vulcan Materials Company and Wells Fargo & Company. (3, 4)
Kevin W. Sharer, 61
Director since 2007. He is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Amgen, Inc., a biotechnology company. Previously he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Amgen and President of the Business Markets Division of MCI Communications
Corporation. He is a Director of Northrop Grumman Corporation. (3, 4)
Charles R. Shoemate, 69
Director since 1998. He is retired Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bestfoods, a manufacturer of food products. (1)
Ronald D. Sugar, 60
Director since 2005. He is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Northrop Grumman Corporation, a global defense and technology company. Previously he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Northrop Grumman. (2, 4)
Carl Ware, 65
Director since 2001. He was Senior Adviser to the Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company after retiring as Executive Vice President of Global Public Affairs and Administration for The Coca-Cola Company, a manufacturer of beverages. Previously he was President
of The Coca-Cola Company’s Africa Group. He is a Director of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated and Cummins Inc. (3, 4)
Committees of the Board
- 1) Audit: Charles R. Shoemate, Chair
- 2) Public Policy: Sam Nunn, Chair
- 3) Board Nominating and Governance: Samuel H. Armacost, Chair
- 4) Management Compensation: Robert J. Eaton, Chair
Retiring Directors
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Sam Ginn, 72, a Director since 1989,
reached the mandatory retirement age for Directors in April 2009 and will not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting in May. He is a private investor
and the retired Chairman of Vodafone AirTouch, Plc. (2, 3)
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Gen. James L. Jones (retired, U.S. Marine
Corps), 65, a Director since May 2008, resigned effective December 5, 2008. He has joined the Obama administration as National Security Adviser. Previously he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for 21st Century Energy. (2, 3)
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Peter J. Robertson, 62, Vice Chairman
of the Board and a Director since 2002, retired April 1, 2009, after 35 years of service. He joined Chevron in 1973 and served in the United Kingdom,
Oklahoma, Texas and the San Francisco Bay Area.