LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) announced today that the
Board of Directors has elected Roy Pineci as Vice President, Controller
and Principal Accounting Officer, effective November 14, 2008. Mr.
Pineci replaces Jim A. Leonard who will be retiring.
Mr. Pineci, 45, joined Occidental as Vice President - Internal Audit. He
was named Senior Vice President, Finance for Oil and Gas in October
2007. Prior to joining Occidental, Mr. Pineci was a partner at the
public accounting firm of KPMG LLP.
About Oxy
Occidental Petroleum Corporation is an international oil and gas
exploration and production company with operations in the United States,
Middle East/North Africa and Latin America regions. Oxy is the fourth
largest U.S. oil and gas company, based on equity market capitalization.
Oxy's wholly owned subsidiary, OxyChem, manufactures and markets
chlor-alkali products and vinyls. Occidental is committed to
safeguarding the environment, protecting the safety and health of
employees and neighboring communities and upholding high standards of
social responsibility in all of the company's worldwide operations.