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George L. Kirkland is executive vice president for upstream and gas for Chevron Corp. He is responsible for managing Chevron's global exploration production and gas activities.A native of Florida Kirkland graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's and a master's degree in civil engineering in 1972 and 1974 respectively. Upon graduation he joined Chevron as a construction engineer in New Orleans Louisiana. In 1978 he accepted an assignment with P.T. Caltex Pacific Indonesia a Chevron subsidiary based in Sumatra. From 1980 to 1985 he served as project engineering manager for the giant Duri steamflood project in Indonesia.Kirkland returned to the United States as a senior project manager for Chevron U.S.A. Production Co. in 1985. Over the next three years he held positions of increasing responsibility in Chevron operations in Midland Texas and Denver Colorado. In 1988 he worked at Chevron U.S.A. Production Co. headquarters in San Francisco.In 1990 Kirkland was appointed group manager of upstream technology for Chevron Research and Technology Co. for which he managed efforts aimed at providing technical support technology development project support and consultation to Chevron's worldwide exploration and production activities.In 1992 he was named general manager of production for subsidiary Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (CNL) and in January 1996 became its general manager of asset management.Kirkland was appointed CNL's chairman and managing director in November 1996 and was responsible for all its operations including such diverse projects as the West African Gas Pipeline project a major gas-to-liquids project with Sasol Ltd. of South Africa; the Escravos Gas project expansions; and deepwater exploration offshore Nigeria. While in Nigeria Kirkland took a very active role in industry economic and environmental organizations.In January 2000 Kirkland was named president of Chevron U.S.A. Production Co. responsible for exploration and production operations in the United States and Canada. In October 2001 he assumed the position of president of ChevronTexaco Exploration and Production Co. Then in January 2002 he was named president of ChevronTexaco Overseas Petroleum responsible for managing Chevron's exploration and production activities outside North America.Kirkland assumed his present position in January 2005.Kirkland is a member of the board of trustees of Africa-America Institute a board member of the Corporate Council on Africa a director of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Association and a director of the US-ASEAN Business Council.Kirkland was born in August 1950. | 