Position
Chairman
Company
Imperial Oil
CalgaryEnergyOil And GasBiomass EnergyDescription
Imperial Oil Ltd has appointed John Whelan as president, effective Apr 1, 2025. Brad Corson, Chairman, president, and chief executive officer, plans to retire from the company after 42 years of service. At the end of Imperial’s annual meeting of shareholders on May 8, 2025, Whelan, currently serving as ExxonMobil Upstream's senior vice-president, will assume the role of chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Imperial.
Quick answer
Imperial Oil Ltd. Appoints John Whelan as President, Brad Corson to Retire (February 13, 2025). Imperial Oil is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- What did Imperial Oil announce on February 13, 2025?
- Imperial Oil Ltd has appointed John Whelan as president, effective Apr 1, 2025. Brad Corson, Chairman, president, and chief executive officer, plans to retire from the company after 42 years of service.
- What does Imperial Oil do?
- Imperial Oil provides petroleum refining operations and sells petroleum products.
- Where is Imperial Oil based?
- Imperial Oil is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
- Eterna Plc (January 16, 2025), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) (March 28, 2025), Neste (February 13, 2025) and Ares (February 13, 2025) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of Imperial Oil.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Other recent leadership changes in Energy and Oil And Gas
Executive moves at companies in the same sectors within 45 days, from Fundz verified event records.
- Olumide Adeosun Appointed as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Eterna Plc, Succeeding Abiola Lawal (January 16, 2025)
- Shri Rajneesh Narang Appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) (March 28, 2025)
- Neste Appoints Jori Sahlsten as Executive Vice President, Oil Products and Markku Korvenranta as Chief Operating Officer (February 13, 2025)
- Ares Management Appoints Kipp deVeer and Blair Jacobson as Co-Presidents (February 13, 2025)
- Murphy USA Hires Jim McPhail as Senior Vice President of Asset Development (February 13, 2025)
- Tekmar Group Appoints Marc Bell as Chief Operating Officer (February 17, 2025)
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