Occidental Board Elects Eugene Batchelder Chairman

(RTTNews) - Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) said FRiday that its Board of Directors has elected Eugene Batchelder non-executive Chairman, succeeding Ambassador Edward Djerejian, who has retired from the Board.

Batchelder, 67, joined the Occidental Board as an independent director in 2013, and has been serving as a member of the Audit; Environment, Health and Safety; and Management Succession and Talent Development committees. He has more than 40 years of experience in the energy industry, including two decades in senior management, most recently at ConocoPhillips, where he served until his retirement in 2012.