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]
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]
^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.
February 21, 2023
stephen, chazen, 1946, september, 2022, american, businessman, president, chief, executive, officer, occidental, petroleum, from, 2011, 2016, born1946died22, september, 2022nationalityamericanalma, materrutgers, universityuniversity, houstonmichigan, state, un. 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 ChazenBorn1946Died22 September 2022NationalityAmericanAlma materRutgers UniversityUniversity of HoustonMichigan State UniversityOccupation s CEO Occidental Petroleum 2011 2016 SuccessorVicki Hollub Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 ReferencesEarly life EditHe 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 EditHe 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 EditChazen died on 22 September 2022 10 11 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 Benoit 23 September 2022 Stephen Chazen Former Occidental CEO Dies at 76 WSJ Retrieved 25 September 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen Chazen amp oldid 1138089517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
