Sector: Energy
Director information for OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW GOULD | Director; Member of the Audit Committee; Chair | 79 | ["Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Schlumberger","Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Schlumberger Limited","Served on the United Kingdom Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology","Vice-Chairman Technology for the United States National Petroleum Council","Partner of CSL Capital Management","Chairman of Kayrros Advisory Board","Chairman of the International Advisory Board at Boston Consulting Group Center for Energy Impact","Member of the U.S. National Petroleum Council","Undergraduate degree in Economic History from Cardiff University","Qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales","audit committee financial expert"] | ["Governance","Audit","Sustainability","Audit Committee","Environmental, Health and Safety Committee","Sustainability and Shareholder Engagement Committee"] | 2026 |
| AVEDICK B. POLADIAN | Director; Member of the Audit Committee | 74 | ["Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Lowe Enterprises","Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Lowe Enterprises, Inc.","Oversaw human resources, risk management, construction, finance and legal functions","Former partner at Arthur Andersen","Certified public accountant (inactive)","Past member of the Young Presidents Organization","Past member of the California Society of CPAs","Past member of the American Institute of CPAs","Director Emeritus of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles","Member of the Board of Advisors of the USC Price School of Public Policy","Member of the Board of Advisors of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center","Former Trustee of Loyola Marymount University","Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Loyola Marymount University","audit committee financial expert"] | ["Compensation","Audit","Governance","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ | Director; Member of the Audit Committee | 72 | ["Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce","Co-Founder, Former Executive Chairman and CEO, EmPath, Inc.","Co-Founder and former Executive Chairman and CEO of EmPath, Inc.","Former Co-Chair of Albright Stonebridge Group","Former Vice Chairman of Citigroup Inc.","Former Chairman of the Global Political Strategies division at APCO Worldwide Inc.","Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Kellogg Company","audit committee financial expert"] | ["Audit","Governance","Sustainability","Audit Committee","Sustainability and Shareholder Engagement Committee"] | 2026 |
| CLAIRE O’NEILL | Director | 61 | ["Former Member of Parliament and Minister for Energy and Clean Growth (UK Govt)","Managing Director for Climate and Energy at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development","COP26 President-Designate","UK Member of Parliament for Devizes","Government Whip and Minister for Rail","Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth","Board Member of the Gren Group","Board Chair of Climate Impact Exchange","Co-Chair of the Imperatives Advisory Board at the WBCSD","Senior Global Advisor at McKinsey and Company","Advisor to Climate Investment","Executive Board Director and Audit Committee member of Scottish Power","Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society","Business Fellow at the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment at Oxford University","Bachelor of Arts in Geography from Brasenose College at Oxford University","Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School"] | ["Governance","Sustainability","Sustainability and Shareholder Engagement Committee"] | 2026 |
| JACK B. MOORE | Chairman | 72 | ["Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Cameron International","Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Cameron International Corporation","Former Chairman of the Board of Cameron","Served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Cameron","Held various management positions at Baker Hughes for over 20 years","Partner at Genesis Investments","Chairman of The University of Houston Systems Board of Regents","Graduate of the University of Houston with a B.B.A. degree","Attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School"] | ["Compensation","Environmental, Health and Safety","Environmental, Health and Safety Committee"] | 2026 |
| KENNETH B. ROBINSON | Director; Chair of the Audit Committee | 71 | ["Former Senior Vice President of Audit and Controls, Exelon Corporation","Senior Vice President of Audit and Controls at Exelon Corporation","nearly 40-year career at The Procter & Gamble Company","Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion","Global Risk and Compliance Leader","Chief Audit Executive","Vice President, Finance","Trustee of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation","board member for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Museum","Bachelor of Science from Mississippi State University","Master of Business Administration from the University of Memphis","audit committee financial expert"] | ["Audit","Compensation","Environmental, Health and Safety","Audit Committee","Environmental, Health and Safety Committee"] | 2026 |
| ROBERT M. SHEARER | Director; Former Chair of the Audit Committee | 70 | ["Former Managing Director, BlackRock Advisors, LLC","Retired managing director of BlackRock Advisors, LLC","Co-head of BlackRock’s Equity Dividend team","Member of the Fundamental Equity Platform within BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group","Portfolio manager for both the BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund and Natural Resources Trust","Managed Merrill Lynch World Natural Resources Portfolio","Held senior leadership roles at David L. Babson & Company, Concert Capital Management and Fiduciary Trust Company International","Senior research officer for Citicorp Investment Management","Undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin","Master of International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management","Master of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin","Chartered Financial Analyst","audit committee financial expert"] | ["Corporate Governance and Nominating","Environmental, Health and Safety","Executive Compensation","Sustainability and Shareholder Engagement","Audit","Sustainability","Audit Committee","Environmental, Health and Safety Committee","Sustainability and Shareholder Engagement Committee"] | 2026 |
| VICKI HOLLUB | President and Chief Executive Officer | 66 | ["More than 40-year career with Occidental","Held a variety of management and technical positions","Oversaw oil and gas, chemical and midstream operations","Senior Executive Vice President, Occidental Petroleum","Responsible for operations in the U.S., Middle East region and Latin America","Held various leadership positions in Occidental","Graduate of the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Mineral Engineering","Inducted into the University of Alabama College of Engineering 2016 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows","Elected to the National Academy of Engineering Class of 2024"] | ["Oil and Gas Climate Initiative"] | 2026 |
| VICKY A. BAILEY | President; Director; Chair | 73 | ["Former Assistant Secretary, Domestic Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy","President of Anderson Stratton International, LLC","former equity partner of BHMM Energy Services, LLC","partner with Bennett Johnston & Associates, LLC","Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy","President of PSI Energy, Inc.","Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)","Commissioner, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC)","trustee of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)","Executive Chair of the United States Energy Association (USEA)","trustee of The Conference Board (TCB)","Co-Vice Chair of Resources for the Future (RFF)"] | ["Sustainability","Governance","Sustainability and Shareholder Engagement Committee"] | 2026 |
| WILLIAM R. KLESSE | Director; Chair | 79 | ["Former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Valero Energy","Former Chief Executive Officer of Valero Energy Corporation","Former Chairman of the Board of Valero Energy Corporation","Vice Chairman of Valero since 2005","President of Valero from 2008 to 2013","Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Valero","Executive Vice President of Refining and Commercial Operations at Valero","Started career in energy industry at Diamond Shamrock Corporation","Trustee of the University of Dayton","Trustee of Texas Biomedical Research Institute","Trustee of United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County","Board member of The Briscoe Western Art Museum","Chairman of the endowment of The Briscoe Western Art Museum","Board member of Christus Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital Foundation","Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton","MBA with an emphasis in Finance from West Texas A&M University"] | ["Environmental, Health and Safety","Compensation","Environmental, Health and Safety Committee"] | 2026 |
