Ken Cohen will retire as vice president of public and government affairs for ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM), effective Jan. 1, 2016, the company said Nov. 13. He has worked for the company for more than 38 years, and has been vice president of public and government affairs since November 1999.
Cohen first joined Exxon USA in June 1977 in the law department. In 1985, he became chief attorney of refining, environment and health and in 1989 became assistant general counsel at Exxon Co. International. He became senior counsel and coordinator at Exxon Corp.’s law department in 1991, and became general counsel in 1995 for Exxon Chemical Co.
Cohen is a director of National Math And Science Initiative Inc. and is a member of several professional associations.
Cohen has a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University, an LL.M. degree from Yale Law School and a law degree from Baylor University’s law school.
The board of directors will elect Suzanne McCarron to replace him, the company added. McCarron is currently general manager of public and government affairs, and president of ExxonMobil Foundation.
McCarron joined Mobil Canada as public affairs manager in 1998. She held several management positions in public and government affairs at ExxonMobil’s Irving, Texas, headquarters before moving to her current position in 2008.
McCarron has a bachelor’s degree from Mount St. Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.
Recommended Reading
SLB Launches New GenAI Platform Lumi
2024-09-17 - Lumi’s machine learning capabilities will be used to enhance SLB’s Delfi digital platform offering for better automation and operational efficiencies.
PakEnergy Plows Ahead with New SCADA Solution
2024-09-17 - After acquiring Plow Technologies, home of the OnPing SCADA platform, PakEnergy looks to enhance its remote monitoring solutions.
ChampionX Releases New Plunger Lift Well Solution
2024-09-13 - The SMARTEN Unify control system is the first plunger lift controller in ChampionX’s SMARTEN portfolio.
HNR Increases Permian Efficiencies with Automation Rollout
2024-09-13 - Upon completion of a pilot test of the new application, the technology will be rolled out to the rest of HNR Acquisition Corp.’s field operators.
Chevron Launches New Hydraulic Fluid for Marine, Construction Use
2024-09-10 - Chevron said its Clarity Bio EliteSyn AW hydraulic fluid meets or exceeds the biodegradation, toxicity and bioaccumulation limits set by government regulations.