People: Chevron Corp (CVX)

Mr. Michael K. Wirth is Executive Vice President of Chevron Corp., since March 2006. Previously, he served as Presient - Global Supply and Trading from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Wirth joined Chevron in 1982 as a design engineer. He advanced through a number of engineering operations and planning positions in the U.S. downstream. In 1998, he was named senior retail manager of marketing for Western operations and then general manager of retail marketing in 1999. In that capacity, he was responsible for all aspects of the company's U.S. retail activities, including sales, brand management, advertising, pricing, credit card operations, e-business, real estate and construction. In October 2001, upon the formation of ChevronTexaco, he was named president of marketing for ChevronTexaco's Asia/Middle East/Africa marketing business unit, based in the new company's refining and marketing business. He graduated in 1982 from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.