Sylvia J. Kerrigan Elected Vice President and General Counsel
HOUSTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) announced today that William F. Schwind, Jr., Marathon vice president, general counsel and secretary, will retire on his normal retirement date of Nov. 1, 2009. The Company also announced that Sylvia J. Kerrigan, Marathon assistant general counsel, has been elected vice president and general counsel, effective Sept. 1, 2009. Schwind will continue in his current role until Sept. 1, when he will assume the position of senior vice president of Law and secretary. Following his retirement, Kerrigan will assume the additional responsibility of corporate secretary.
Commenting on the announcement, Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr., Marathon president and CEO, said, "Bill Schwind's 34-year career has been marked by a deep commitment to personal and professional excellence in every aspect of his work. His wealth of experience and knowledge of the law, grounded by a keen sense of integrity that is not only consistent with the intent of the law, but also the spirit of the law, has made his counsel to our management team an essential element of Marathon's success and continued growth. We thank Bill for his dedicated service and outstanding contributions to our Company, and we wish him and his family the very best in their retirement."
"We also want to congratulate Sylvia Kerrigan on her appointment as she prepares to assume her expanded role as a member of Marathon's executive management team," added Cazalot. "Sylvia's breadth of domestic and international law experience and her knowledge of oil and gas industry issues will enable her to provide the sound legal advice and counsel which is essential to Marathon as we seek to profitably expand our business in both existing and new core areas around the world. We look forward to the many contributions she will make to our Company's future success."
Schwind was born in Chicago in 1944. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature and a Doctor of Law degree from Loyola University of Chicago.
He joined Marathon in 1974 in the Company's offices in Robinson, Illinois, and then Findlay, Ohio, and he subsequently held a number of legal and government affairs positions of increasing responsibility. In 1983 Schwind moved to Jakarta, Indonesia, as a commercial contract manager. He returned to the United States in 1984 serving as a general attorney for Marathon's refining, marketing, supply and transportation (downstream) activities located in Findlay.
In 1991, Schwind was appointed senior vice president of administration, general counsel and secretary of Delhi Gas Pipeline Corporation, a former wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon located in Dallas.
