Exxon names new Malaysia head

Edward E. Graham has been appointed as the President and Chairman of ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. and chairman of the ExxonMobil Subsidiaries in Malaysia with effect from June 1, 2017.

He succeeds See Kok Yew, who has assumed the position of Vice President, Global Real Estate & Facilities, ExxonMobil Global Services Company, located in Houston, Texas.

Prior to his appointment, Graham was the Vice President and Production Manager for ExxonMobil Iraq Limited.

Graham started his career with ExxonMobil in 1989 when he joined Exxon Production Research Co. in Houston. He subsequently held various technical, supervisory and management positions in facilities surveillance, projects and production operations within the U.S.

In 2006, Graham moved to St. John’s, Newfoundland where he was assigned as ExxonMobil Canada’s Operations Technical Manager. He later became the Operations Manager, where he was responsible for operations, maintenance, construction and logistics activities for the Hibernia and Sable production assets.

In 2010, he returned to functional headquarters in Houston where he assumed the post of ExxonMobil Production Company SSH&E Manager, with oversight for the safety, security, health and environmental teams located around the globe supporting ExxonMobil’s production operations. Two years later, he became ExxonMobil Production Company’s Producing Operations Manager, having functional oversight of the company’s operations, maintenance, and logistics teams located around the world.

Since 2013,Graham has served as the Vice President and Production Manager for ExxonMobil Iraq Limited where he was responsible for the company’s oil and gas operations in Iraq. As contractor for Iraq’s South Oil Company, ExxonMobil manages the development of the world-class West Qurna I oilfield.

Graham holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Rice University in Houston, Texas.