Stephen Chazen (1946 – 22 September 2022) was an American businessman. He was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Occidental Petroleum from 2011 to 2016.[1]
Stephen Chazen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 |
| Died | 22 September 2022 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University University of Houston Michigan State University |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, Occidental Petroleum (2011–2016) |
| Successor | Vicki Hollub |
Early life edit
He was born in 1946.[2] He earned a bachelor's degree in geology from Rutgers University, a master's degree in finance from the University of Houston, and a PhD in geology from Michigan State University.[2][3][4]
Career edit
He worked as a managing director in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions at Merrill Lynch.[3][4]
In 1994, he started his career at Occidental Petroleum (OXY), a publicly-traded oil corporation then headquartered in Los Angeles, California and the fourth largest oil producer in the United States.[3][4][5] He was executive vice president-corporate development at Occidental Petroleum from 1994 to 1999, and as its executive vice president-corporate development from 1999 to 2004.[3][4] He was its senior executive vice president from 2004 to 2007, and as its chief financial officer from 2004 to 2007.[3][4] He was its president since December 2007 until 2016 and as its chief executive officer since May 5, 2011 through April 29, 2016.[3][4][6] He replaced Ray R. Irani, who went on to serve as chairman.[5] He has denied conflict with Irani.[5]
According to a study by the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University, under his leadship, OXY earned US$3.4 billion in profit in 2011, an increase of $1.6 billion from 2010, making him the value-generation business leader in Southern California.[7]
He was on the board of directors of the American Petroleum Institute, Lyondell Chemical Company, Premcor and Washington Mutual.[4]
As of August 2016, he was reported to be worth over US$128 million, due to his stock holdings in Occidental Petroleum and other companies.[8]
He was on the board of trustees of the Aquarium of the Pacific and Catalina Island Conservancy.[4] He was a Republican.[2]
In 2019, Chazen was asked to rejoin Occidental as a board member.[9]
Death edit
References edit
- ^ "Stephen Chazen: Magnolia aims to be $10B company in 5 years". Houston Chronicle. September 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c nndb
- ^ a b c d e f Bloomberg BusinessWeek
- ^ a b c d e f g h Forbes
- ^ a b c Guy Chazan, Occidental denies fight over Chazen heir, The Financial Times, April 8, 2013
- ^ Message from the CEO Archived 2013-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tiffany Hsu, Occidental's Stephen Chazen tops list of value-generating CEOs, The Los Angeles Times, May 03, 2012
- ^ "STEPHEN I CHAZEN Insider Trading Overview". www.insidermole.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
- ^ Lombardo, Christopher M. Matthews and Cara (2019-07-26). "Icahn Looks to Occidental's Ex-CEO for Help in Fight With Company". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ Limehouse, Jonathan (24 September 2022). "UH System regent, oil executive Steve Chazen dies". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Morenne, Benoît (23 September 2022). "Stephen Chazen, Former Occidental CEO, Dies at 76". WSJ. Retrieved 25 September 2022.