Chevron Corp. will relocate the company’s headquarters from San Ramon, Calif., to Houston, Tex.
Chevron chairman and chief executive officer, Mike Wirth, and vice-chairman, Mark Nelson, will move to Houston before end-2024 “to co-locate with other senior leaders and enable better collaboration and engagement with executives, employees, and business partners,” the company said in a release Aug. 2.
Currently, about 7,000 Chevron employees work in the Houston area. About 2,000 employees are based in San Ramon.
Chevron said there will be “minimal” immediate impacts to other San Ramon-based employees, but that it expects all corporate functions to migrate to Houston over the next 5 years. Positions in support of the company’s California operations will remain in San Ramon.
Leadership appointments
Separately, the company said Mark Nelson, Chevron’s vice-chairman, will take responsibility for oil, products and gas, effective Oct. 1, 2024, following the retirement of Nigel Hearne, executive vice-president of oil, products and gas, after 35 years at the company.
Michelle Green, vice president, human resources, oil, products and gas, will succeed Rhonda Morris as vice president and chief human resources officer, effective Jan. 1, 2025, following Morris’ retirement after 31 years of service to the company.
Andy Walz, currently president, America’s products has been appointed president, downstream, midstream and chemicals, effective Oct. 1, 2024. Colin Parfitt, vice-president, midstream, will retire after 29 years of service to the company.
