Valero Energy Board of Directors Elects Two New Members (USA)

Valero Energy Corporation announced that Randall J. Weisenburger and Rayford Wilkins Jr. have been elected to the company’s board of directors, bringing the number of directors to 11.

Weisenburger, 52, has served as Omnicom Group Inc.’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since joining the company in 1998. Prior to joining Omnicom, Weisenburger was a founding member of Wasserstein Perella and a former member of the First Boston Corporation. His other corporate board service includes Carnival Corporation and Carnival PLC, and he is also a member of the Board of Overseers for the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from Virginia Tech as well as a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

Wilkins, 59, is CEO-Diversified Businesses of AT&T, responsible for international investments, AT&T Interactive, AT&T Advertising Solutions, Customer Information Services and the consumer wireless initiative in India. He has held several other leadership positions at AT&T and its predecessor companies. Wilkins also serves on the board of América Móvil, and is on the boards of The Tiger Woods Foundation, the National Urban League and the Advisory Council of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas.

“We are very pleased to have Randy and Ray join our board of directors,” said Valero Chairman and CEO Bill Klesse. “Both are well-respected, and they bring a wealth of experience to the board.”

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Source: Valero Energy, January 26, 2011;