Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) has announced that Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin has joined its board of directors.
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) has announced that Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin has joined its board of directors.
From 2015 to 2020, Wan Zulkiflee served as the president and group chief executive officer of Petronas, the national oil and gas company of Malaysia. During that time, he led strategic growth and efficiency initiatives and the company’s entry into specialty chemicals. Wan Zulkiflee is currently a non-executive chairman of the boards of Malaysia Airlines Berhad and DRB-HICOM Berhad and is involved in a number of initiatives dedicated to education and public sector leadership.
Exxon in talks with D.E. Shaw on new directors
Scott Deveau, Bloomberg
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Exxon Mobil is in talks with investor D.E. Shaw & Co. that may lead to additional director nominations in the weeks ahead, according to people familiar with the matter.
D.E. Shaw met with representatives from the oil giant on Friday and presented a list of potential directors, the people said, asking not to be identified because the discussions are private. Exxon agreed to review the candidates, and has extended the deadline for D.E. Shaw to formally nominate directors in order to allow the talks to continue, they said.
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Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin Joins ExxonMobil Board of Directors
February 2, 2021 GMT
IRVING, Texas (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 2, 2021
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) said today that Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin has joined its board of directors. Wan Zulkiflee served from 2015 to 2020 as president and group chief executive officer of Petronas, the national oil and gas company of Malaysia.
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In his role as president and CEO at Petronas, Wan Zulkiflee led strategic growth and efficiency initiatives, and the company’s entry into specialty chemicals. During his tenure, Petronas reported multiple years of strong results and furthered the company’s investments in lower-emission technologies.
Exxon Is Said to Be in Talks With D.E. Shaw on New Directors
Bloomberg 2/2/2021 Scott Deveau
(Bloomberg) Exxon Mobil Corp. is in talks with investor D.E. Shaw & Co. that may lead to additional director nominations in the weeks ahead, according to people familiar with the matter.
D.E. Shaw met with representatives from the oil giant on Friday and presented a list of potential directors, the people said, asking not to be identified because the discussions are private. Exxon agreed to review the candidates, and has extended the deadline for D.E. Shaw to formally nominate directors in order to allow the talks to continue, they said.
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin, the former president and group chief executive officer of Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), has joined US oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp s board of directors.
With the election of Wan Zulkiflee, the ExxonMobil board will increase to 11 directors, 10 of whom are independent directors.
Exxon Mobil is the largest oil company in the western world.
“We welcome Wan Zulkiflee to our board,” said Darren Woods, Exxon Mobil s chairman and chief executive officer said in a statement today. “His global industry expertise coupled with his insights related to the energy transition will complement our highly experienced board.”