Chevron makes senior leadership changes as part of structure change

Chevron Corp. has made senior leadership changes as part of its efforts to ‘simplify’ its organizational structure. 

The company’s Oil, Products & Gas organization will be consolidated into two segments: Upstream and Downstream, Midstream & Chemicals, the company said in a release Feb. 24. Mark Nelson will continue to lead this organization as vice-chairman and executive vice-president. 

The operator said the upstream organizational model “will drive value through greater standardization across Shale & Tight, Base Assets & Emerging Countries, Offshore, Eurasia and Australia.

Clay Neff, currently president, International Exploration and Production, has been named president, Upstream, effective July 1, 2025.

Bruce Niemeyer, currently president, Americas Exploration and Production, has been named president, Shale & Tight, effective July 1, 2025.

The Downstream, Midstream & Chemicals organization will center around key work processes, including Operations, Commercial, Customer and Enterprise Value Chain Optimization.
Andy Walz will continue to lead this organization as president. 

Chevron’s technical center will be organized to drive value in Technology, Projects & Execution.
Ryder Booth, currently vice-president, Mid-Continent Business Unit, has been named vice-president, Technology, Projects & Execution, effective July 1, 2025. He succeeds Balaji Krishnamurthy, currently vice-president, Chevron Technical Center, who has been named president, Australia, effective Apr. 1, 2025.