Chevron Corporation has said that Michael K. Wirth, Executive Vice President of Midstream and Development, has been named Vice Chairman, effective February 1st, 2017.
In assuming his new role, Wirth will join the company’s Board of Directors and add Policy, Government and Public Affairs to his existing portfolio of responsibilities.
Wirth, 56, joined Chevron in 1982 as a design engineer. Since that time, he advanced through a number of engineering, construction and operations positions. Before assuming his current role, Wirth was Executive Vice President of Downstream and Chemicals.