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Mark Albers Is Elected Vice Chair of USCIB
| Source: USCIB
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - November 6, 2007) - The United States Council for International
Business (USCIB), which represents America's top global companies,
announced that Mark W. Albers, senior vice president of Exxon Mobil
Corporation, has been elected a vice chair of the organization.
"Mark Albers exemplifies the global outlook and commitment to policy
leadership toward which our members strive," said USCIB Chairman William G.
Parrett. "We are delighted that he will carry forward ExxonMobil's strong
support for USCIB's work."
Mr. Albers was also elected to USCIB's Board of Trustees and will serve on
USCIB's Executive Committee, which functions as the organization's board of
directors.
Born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in Texas, Mr. Albers joined ExxonMobil
in 1979 and has held a variety of managerial positions in development,
operations, production and engineering. Following assignments in Texas and
New Jersey, he moved to Esso, Australia in 1991 as technical manager, and
later operations manager. He also held positions as the company's Alaska
interests manager and as production manager for the western United States.
In 2001, Mr. Albers became vice president for Africa (Chad/Nigeria) for
ExxonMobil Development Company in Houston. He went on to serve at
ExxonMobil headquarters in Irving, Texas as executive assistant to the
company's chairman, prior to becoming president of ExxonMobil Development
Company in October 2004.
Mr. Albers is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the
Institution of Engineers Australia, the CEO Forum, and he serves on the
Texas A&M Engineering Advisory Council. He holds a bachelor's degree in
petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University.
USCIB promotes an open system of global commerce in which business can
flourish and contribute to economic growth, human welfare and protection of
the environment. Its membership includes more than 300 U.S. companies,
professional service firms and associations whose combined annual revenues
exceed $3.5 trillion. As American affiliate of the leading international
business and employers organizations, USCIB provides business views to
policy makers and regulatory authorities worldwide and works to facilitate
international trade.