Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd. Announces Two Appointments to its Board of Directors.CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 1996--Canadian Occidental Petroleum Occidental Petroleum Corporation ("Oxy") NYSE: OXY is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Middle East/North Africa and Latin America regions. Ltd. of Calgary is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin J. Jenkins and John M. Willson to its Board of Directors. Both bring a wealth of experience and business expertise to the Board. Jenkins is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of The Westaim Corp., an Alberta research and development company specializing in commercializing leading edge technologies. Prior to this, Jenkins was President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Airlines Canadian Airlines International Ltd. was, from 1987 until 2001, Canada's second largest airline after Air Canada, carrying more than 11.9 million passengers to over 160 destinations in 17 countries on five continents at its height in 1996. Corporation of Calgary, Alberta and served that company in a variety of positions for over ten years. Willson has spent his career in the mining industry and is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Placer Dome Placer Dome was a large mining company specializing in gold and other precious metals, with corporate headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Barrick has acquired 100% of the Placer Dome shares on January 20, 2006, and has integrated the company into its own. Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography , one of the world's largest gold and metal mining companies. CONTACT: Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd., Calgary Kevin Finn, 403/234-1932 |
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