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SAN RAMON, Calif.--Chevron Corp. announced that Charles R. Williamson, an executive vice president at the company and the former chairman and chief executive at Unocal Corp., will retire effective Dec. 1.
Williamson joined Union Oil Co. of California (Unocal) as a research scientist in 1977. He served on Unocal's board of directors from 2000 to August 2005 and was chairman of the board from 2001 to 2005.
San Ramon's Chevron bought Unocal earlier this year for $17 billion. Williamson's retirement had been expected.
"I am pleased to have contributed to this important transaction," Williamson said in a statement. "I leave knowing there is strong leadership in place and many exciting opportunities for Unocal's highly skilled employees who are now part of Chevron."
Consolidated Buying Company LLC (CBC), a buying-services company for petroleum operators in North America, announced the appointment of Scott Konya as National Wholesale Accounts Manager.
In his new position, Konya will assume full responsibility for identifying key wholesale distributor partners and facilitating the collaborative efforts involved in strengthening and promoting the wholesale channel of trade to CBC’s over 10,000 members.
"Scott’s extensive experience will be essential to our wholesale distributor business, a key component of CBC’s convenience store plan," said Gregg Johnson, chief operating officer of CBC. "Our fast-paced industry commands the very best resources backed by a solid strategy that benefits our wholesale partners as well as our members–this is fundamental to the CBC model. Scott makes a great addition to the first-class team already in place."
With over ten years’ experience, Konya has held a variety of leadership positions in the wholesale and beverage industry. Prior to joining CBC, Konya worked for Core-Mark International’s Atlanta division and Superior Beverage Group out of northeast Ohio.
Williamson joined Union Oil Co. of California (Unocal) as a research scientist in 1977. He served on Unocal's board of directors from 2000 to August 2005 and was chairman of the board from 2001 to 2005.
San Ramon's Chevron bought Unocal earlier this year for $17 billion. Williamson's retirement had been expected.
"I am pleased to have contributed to this important transaction," Williamson said in a statement. "I leave knowing there is strong leadership in place and many exciting opportunities for Unocal's highly skilled employees who are now part of Chevron."
Consolidated Buying Company LLC (CBC), a buying-services company for petroleum operators in North America, announced the appointment of Scott Konya as National Wholesale Accounts Manager.
In his new position, Konya will assume full responsibility for identifying key wholesale distributor partners and facilitating the collaborative efforts involved in strengthening and promoting the wholesale channel of trade to CBC’s over 10,000 members.
"Scott’s extensive experience will be essential to our wholesale distributor business, a key component of CBC’s convenience store plan," said Gregg Johnson, chief operating officer of CBC. "Our fast-paced industry commands the very best resources backed by a solid strategy that benefits our wholesale partners as well as our members–this is fundamental to the CBC model. Scott makes a great addition to the first-class team already in place."
With over ten years’ experience, Konya has held a variety of leadership positions in the wholesale and beverage industry. Prior to joining CBC, Konya worked for Core-Mark International’s Atlanta division and Superior Beverage Group out of northeast Ohio.