NEW YORK - Monday, January 26th 2015 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- Energy Intelligence announced today that Rex W. Tillerson,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Exxon Mobil Corporation, has
been named Petroleum Executive of the Year for 2015. He was chosen for
the 2015 award by a group of top global oil industry executives, and he
is the 19th winner of this highly regarded, peer-selected honor. The
award will be presented to Mr. Tillerson on October 6th at an honorary
dinner during the 36th Annual Oil & Money Conference in London.
Energy Intelligence jointly convenes the Oil & Money Conference with
the International New York Times.
“The selection of Rex Tillerson as
this year’s winner reflects his highly successful leadership of Exxon
Mobil, where he has further enhanced the company’s widely respected
reputation for strong operational performance, financial discipline,
project execution and technological innovation,” said Thomas Wallin,
editor-in-chief and executive vice president of Energy Intelligence.
Rex
Tillerson was appointed Chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobil in January
2006, guiding the company successfully through a tumultuous period for
the industry and maintaining Exxon Mobil’s position as the largest
private sector international oil company. He previously served in a
variety of roles at Exxon Mobil, including executive vice president of
Exxon Mobil Development Company. Joining the company in 1975, his
positions also included president of Exxon Neftegas Limited, vice
president of Exxon Ventures (CIS) and president of Exxon Yemen and Esso
Exploration and Production Khorat.
The selection process for the
Petroleum Executive of the Year is administered by Energy Intelligence,
which gathers nominations for the award from the heads of the 100
largest oil companies as determined by the annual company rankings by
Energy Intelligence in the Energy Intelligence Top 100: Global NOC &
IOC Rankings. These nominations are then voted on by a special
selection committee that is made up of previous award winners and other
senior oil executives.
Previous winners of the Petroleum Executive of
the Year Award include Emilio Lozoya Austin of Pemex (2014), Peter
Voser of Royal Dutch Shell (2013), Fu Chengyu of Sinopec (2012), José
Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo of Petrobras (2011), Andrew Gould of
Schlumberger (2010), Christophe de Margerie of Total (2009), Paolo
Scaroni of Eni (2008) and H.E. Abdulla al-Attiyah of Qatar (2007).
The
36th Annual Oil & Money Conference, convened by the International
New York Times and Energy Intelligence, will be held on October 6-7 in
London.
For an interview of Rex Tillerson by Energy intelligence,
see: Petroleum Intelligence Weekly Supplement: Exxon’s Tillerson Upbeat
on Qatar, XTO
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