VAALCO Energy has appointed Andrew L. Fawthrop to the company’s board of directors, effective Nov. 1, 2014, according to a news release.
He will stand for re-election at the company’s 2015 annual meeting of shareholders.
Fawthrop’s experience in the oil and gas industry includes having served for 37 years with Unocal Corp. and Chevron Corp. (following its acquisition of Unocal in 2005) in numerous international leadership positions, the release said. Most recently, until his retirement in 2014, Fawthrop served as chairman and managing director for Chevron Nigeria. Prior to his assignment in Nigeria, he served as president and managing director for Unocal/Chevron Bangladesh from 2003 until 2007.
In his professional career, Fawthrop has held various positions of increasing responsibility for exploration activities around the world in geographies including China, Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico, Africa, Latin America and Europe, according to the release.
Fawthrop holds a bachelor’s degree in geology and chemistry and a master’s degree in marine geology from the University of London.
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