Occidental Petroleum has appointed Oscar Brown as senior vice president, Worldwide Business Development.
The 25-year industry veteran will oversee the company’s global business development functions across its business segments.
“Our strong balance sheet provides us with the flexibility to invest in opportunities to further strengthen our core areas in the Permian Basin, Middle East and Colombia, as well as our chemical and midstream segments. I welcome Oscar to our leadership team and look forward to working with him on this strategic effort,” said Vicki Hollub, president and chief executive officer.
Mr Brown joins Occidental from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he most recently served as Managing Director and Co-head of Americas Energy Investment Banking. Prior to joining BofAML, he worked at Barclays Capital, Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse First Boston.