BARTLESVILLE, Okla. -- Jim W. Nokes is among the executives Phillips and Conoco have named as the first members of the ConocoPhillips global management team that will take office after the completion of their proposed merger of equals, announced in November 2001.
As previously announced, James J. Mulva, currently chairman and chief executive officer of Phillips, will become president and CEO of ConocoPhillips, and all of these executives will report to him. Conoco Chairman and CEO Archie W. Dunham will serve as chairman of ConocoPhillips
Nokes, 55, will become executive vice president of refining, marketing, supply and transportation. He currently is executive vice president of RMS&T for Conoco. Nokes joined Conoco in 1970. He was named vice president of Conoco’s North American refining and marketing operations in 1994, president of North American refining and marketing in 1998, and was elected to his current position in 1999.
Robert E. McKee III, 55, will become executive vice president of exploration and production. He currently is executive vice president of E&P for Conoco, a position he has held since 1996. McKee joined Conoco in 1967 and has held several senior positions in the U.S. and Europe, including vice president of refining and marketing for North America; senior vice president of administration; and executive vice president of corporate strategy and development.
John A. Carrig, 50, will become executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer. He currently is senior vice president and CFO for Phillips. Carrig joined Phillips in London in 1978 as a tax attorney. He was elected treasurer in 1995 and vice president and treasurer in 1996. In 2000, he was elected senior vice president and treasurer and was elected to his current position in 2001.
John E. Lowe, 43, will become executive vice president of planning and strategic transactions. He currently is senior vice president of corporate strategy and development for Phillips. Lowe joined Phillips in 1981, and held a number of finance and controller managerial positions. He was elected vice president of planning and strategic transactions in 1999, senior vice president of planning and strategic transactions in 2000, and was elected to his current position in 2001.
Rick A. Harrington, 57, will become senior vice president of legal, as well as general counsel. He currently is senior vice president of legal and general counsel for Conoco. Harrington joined DuPont in 1979 as a senior attorney and subsequently served as vice president and general counsel for Consolidation Coal Co., at that time a DuPont subsidiary. He was named vice president and general counsel for Conoco in 1994 and was elected to his current position in 1998.
Mulva said that J. Bryan Whitworth, executive vice president, general counsel and chief administrative officer for Phillips, will serve as executive vice president, reporting to the CEO of ConocoPhillips and assisting with the transition until his retirement.
