ExxonMobil reported that its Senior VP, Michael J. Dolan, has announced his intention to retire, effective Aug. 1, 2018, after 38 years of service.
The company also announced that Malcolm Farrant, VP of Human Resources, has elected to retire after 35 years of service.
The board of directors has elected Tracey Gunnlaugsson, president of SeaRiver Maritime Inc., as vice president of human resources, effective August 1, 2018.
About Gunnlaugsson:
Gunnlaugsson joined Exxon Shipping in 1991 as a U.S. merchant marine deck officer and held various positions within SeaRiver and ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Company before becoming manager of U.S. products supply operations in 2004. In 2007, she returned to the shipping organization as commercial operations manager and in 2008, moved to Exxon Mobil Corporation headquarters in Irving, Texas, where she held a variety of advisory positions in investor relations, safety and environment, and strategic planning.
In 2012, she became pipelines and distribution manager for Imperial Oil in Calgary, Canada and in 2014, returned to ExxonMobil Refining and Supply as manager of product optimization for the Americas.
In 2016, Gunnlaugsson was appointed to her current position as president and CEO of SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., an ExxonMobil marine affiliate.
Gunnlaugsson has a bachelor's degree in marine transportation from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, and a master's degree in management from Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island.
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