Exxon Mobil Corporation Board of Directors

Michael J. Boskin

Michael J. Boskin
Age 66, Director since 1996

Principal Occupation: T.M. Friedman Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Business Experience: Dr. Boskin is also a Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research.  He is Chief Executive Officer and President of Boskin & Co., an economic consulting company.

Current Public Company Directorships: Oracle
Past Public Company Directorships:  Shinsei Bank; Vodafone

 

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
Age 67, Director since 2010

Principal Occupation:  Chairman of the Board, Nestlé

Business Experience:  Mr. Brabeck-Letmathe was elected Chairman of Nestlé in 2005, and Chief Executive Officer in 1997, relinquishing the role of CEO in 2008.  He also served as Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President, and Senior Vice President of Nestlé.

Current Public Company Directorships:  Nestlé; Credit Suisse Group; L’Oréal
Past Public Company Directorships:  Alcon; Roche Holding

 

Larry R. Faulkner

Larry R. Faulkner
Age 67, Director since 2008

Principal Occupation: President, Houston Endowment; President Emeritus, the University of Texas at Austin

Business Experience: Dr. Faulkner served as President of the University of Texas at Austin from 1998 to 2006.  He also served on the chemistry faculties of the University of Texas, the University of Illinois, and Harvard University.  At the University of Illinois, he also held a number of positions in academic administration including Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

Current Public Company Directorships:  Temple-Inland
Past Public Company Directorships:  Guaranty Financial Group

 

Jay S. Fishman

Jay S. Fishman
Age 59, Director since 2010

Principal Occupation:  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, The Travelers Companies

Business Experience:  Mr. Fishman was elected Chairman of The Travelers Companies in 2005, and Chief Executive Officer in 2004 upon the merger of The St. Paul Companies and Travelers Property Casualty Corporation.  From 2001 to 2004 he was Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of The St. Paul Companies.

Current Public Company Directorships:  Travelers
Past Public Company Directorships:  None

 

Kenneth C. Frazier

Kenneth C. Frazier
Age 57, Director since 2009

Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Co., Inc.

Business Experience: Mr. Frazier was elected President of Merck & Co., Inc. effective May 2010, Chief Executive Officer effective January 2011, and was appointed Chairman of the Board effective December 2011.  He was elected Executive Vice President and President, Global Human Health, at Merck in 2007, and Executive Vice President and General Counsel in 2006.  He served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Merck from 1999 to 2006.

Current Public Company Directorships: Merck & Co., Inc.
Past Public Company Directorships: None

 

William W. George

William W. George
Age 69, Director since 2005

Principal Occupation: Professor of Management Practice, Harvard University

Business Experience: Mr. George was elected Chairman of Medtronic in 1996, and retired in 2002; Chief Executive Officer in 1991; and President and Chief Operating Officer in 1989.

Current Public Company Directorships:  Goldman Sachs
Past Public Company Directorships:  Novartis

 

Marilyn Carlson Nelson

Marilyn Carlson Nelson
Age 72, Director since 1991

Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board, Carlson

Business Experience: Mrs. Nelson was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carlson in 1998, and relinquished the role of CEO in 2008.  She has held a number of other management positions at Carlson including President, Chief Operating Officer, Vice Chair and Senior Vice President.

Current Company Directorships:  Carlson
Past Public Company Directorships:  Rezidor Hotel Group

 

Samuel J. Palmisano

Samuel J. Palmisano
Age 60, Director since 2006, Presiding Director since 2008

Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board, IBM

Business Experience: Mr. Palmisano was elected Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of IBM in 2003 and relinquished the roles of President and Chief Executive Officer in January, 2012.  Mr. Palmisano also served as President, Senior Vice President, and Group Executive for IBM’s Enterprise Systems Group, IBM Global Services, and IBM’s Personal Systems Group.

Current Public Company Directorships:  IBM (July 2000 - Present)
Past Public Company Directorships:  None

 

Steven S Reinemund

Steven S Reinemund
Age 63, Director since 2007

Principal Occupation: Dean of Business, Wake Forest University

Business Experience: Mr. Reinemund served as Executive Chairman of the Board of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2007, and retired in 2007; was elected Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board in 2001; President and Chief Operating Officer in 1999; and Director in 1996.  He was also elected President and CEO of Frito-Lay in 1992 and Pizza Hut in 1986.

Current Public Company Directorships:  American Express; Marriott; Wal-Mart
Past Public Company Directorships:  Johnson & Johnson; PepsiCo

 

Rex W. Tillerson

Rex W. Tillerson
Age 59, Director since 2004

Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Exxon Mobil Corporation

Business Experience: Mr. Tillerson was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ExxonMobil in 2006; President and Director in 2004; and Senior Vice President in 2001.  Mr. Tillerson has held a variety of management positions in domestic and foreign operations since joining the Exxon organization in 1975, including President, Exxon Yemen Inc. and Esso Exploration and Production Khorat Inc.; Vice President, Exxon Ventures (CIS) Inc.; President, Exxon Neftegas Limited; and Executive Vice President, ExxonMobil Development Company.

Current Public Company Directorships:  None
Past Public Company Directorships:  None

 

Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.

Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.
Age 70, Director since 2008

Principal Occupation: Former Chairman of the Board, General Motors; Chairman Emeritus, AT&T

Business Experience: Mr. Whitacre joined General Motors in July 2009 as Chairman, became CEO in December 2009, relinquished the roles of CEO in September 2010 and Chairman in December 2010. At AT&T, Mr. Whitacre was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer upon its merger with SBC Communications in 2005, and retired in 2007. He was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SBC in 1990; and President and Chief Operating Officer in 1988.

Current Public Company Directorships: None
Past Public Company Directorships: Anheuser Busch; AT&T; Burlington Northern Santa Fe, General Motors

  

(Updated as of January 1, 2012)