Darren Woods

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Darren W. Woods (born 1964/65 in Wichita , Kansas ) is an American businessman, energy manager and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of ExxonMobil since January 1, 2017 .

Early life and education

Woods earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Texas A & M University , followed by an MBA at the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University .

Career

Woods joined Exxon in 1992. He worked for Exxon for 24 years before being promoted to CEO following Rex Tillerson's appointment by President Donald Trump as Secretary of State of the United States . While his predecessor was into dealmaking and exploration, Woods is a veteran of the refining side of the oil business. Prior to being named CEO, Woods led the refineries and chemicals businesses of the company that generated the majority of ExxonMobil's net income of $ 7.8 billion in 2016.

At an investor meeting in New York in 2017, Woods outlined his growth plan, which included drilling the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico and the Bakken Shale Formation in North Dakota. He also spoke briefly about the company's operations in Russia and was optimistic about the Exxon Sakhalin project on the east coast of Russia.

Positions

Woods has publicly endorsed the Paris climate agreement . The agreement obliges nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In May 2017, Woods wrote a personal letter to President Donald Trump urging the US to remain a party to the deal. He said that if the US continued to be a party, it would be at the table to ensure "a level playing field" and support "the most cost-effective options to reduce greenhouse gases."

Woods said the combination of horizontal drilling and fracking "destroyed the peak oil myth".

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Executive Profile Darren W. Woods. Bloomberg , accessed July 21, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Management committee | Darren W. Woods. ExxonMobil , accessed July 21, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Clifford Krauss: Exxon Mobil Taps Darren Woods to Replace Rex Tillerson. In: The New York Times . December 14, 2016, accessed July 21, 2019 .
  4. ^ Anne Steele: Exxon Mobil Taps Darren Woods to Replace Rex Tillerson as CEO. In: The Wall Street Journal . December 14, 2016, accessed July 21, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Exxon CEO Darren Woods steps out of Tillerson's shadow. CBC News , March 6, 2017, accessed July 21, 2019 .
  6. ↑ a b Christopher Helman: Exxon Exclusive: New CEO Opens Up On Russia, Climate Change, And The Permian Boom. In: Forbes (magazine) . February 27, 2017, accessed on July 21, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Clifford Krauss: Darren Woods, Exxon's New Chief, Begins to Make His Mark. In: The New York Times . March 1, 2017, accessed on July 21, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Woods, Darren
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Woods, Darren W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American businessman and energy manager
DATE OF BIRTH 1964 or 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Wichita , Kansas