LOS ANGELES (dpa-AFX) - Occidental Petroleum Corp.(OXY) announced that it has appointed Vicki Hollub as its President and Chief Executive Officer.
Hollub succeeds Stephen Chazen, who stepped down as CEO following the company's annual shareholder meeting. Hollub was elected to the Board of Directors in December 2015.
Hollub has been an employee of Occidental since 1982, and most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, Ms. Hollub was Senior Executive Vice President of Occidental and President - Oxy Oil and Gas, Executive Vice President and President - Oxy Oil and Gas, Americas, and Vice President of Occidental and Executive Vice President, U.S. Operations, Oxy Oil and Gas. She previously served as Executive Vice President, California Operations; and President and General Manager, Permian Basin operations. Ms. Hollub began her career in 1981 with Cities Services, which was acquired a year later by Occidental.
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