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'''Lee R. Raymond''' (born August 13, 1938) is an American businessman and the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of [[ExxonMobil]] from 1999 to 2005. He had previously been the CEO of [[Exxon]] since 1993. He joined the company in 1963 and served as president from 1987 and a director beginning in 1984.
'''Lee R. Raymond''' (born August 13, 1938) is an American businessman and the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of [[ExxonMobil]] from 1999 to 2005. He had previously been the CEO of [[Exxon]] since 1993. He joined the company in 1963 and served as president from 1987 and a director beginning in 1984.

In 1999, Raymond was elected a member of the [[National_Academy_of_Engineering|National Academy of Engineering]] for keeping a major oil company at the forefront of exploration and production technology.

== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Lee Raymond was born in [[Watertown, South Dakota]] on August 13, 1938. He graduated from [[Watertown High School (South Dakota)|Watertown High School]] in 1956. Raymond received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 1960. Raymond went on to earn his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the [[University of Minnesota]]. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the same university in 2001. Raymond met his wife, Charlene née Hocevar, while studying at the University of Wisconsin–Madison; she was pursuing and later earned a degree in journalism.
Lee Raymond was born in [[Watertown, South Dakota]] on August 13, 1938. He graduated from [[Watertown High School (South Dakota)|Watertown High School]] in 1956. Raymond received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 1960. Raymond went on to earn his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the [[University of Minnesota]]. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the same university in 2001. Raymond met his wife, Charlene née Hocevar, while studying at the University of Wisconsin–Madison; she was pursuing and later earned a degree in journalism.

Revision as of 16:27, 21 July 2021

This article is about the executive. For the two-time ARCA champion, see Lee Raymond (racing driver).
Lee Raymond
Raymond winning the Woodrow Wilson Award
Born (1938-08-13) August 13, 1938 (age 86)
Watertown, South Dakota, US
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Minnesota.
Occupation(s)former Chairman & CEO, Exxon Mobil
PredecessorLawrence G. Rawl
SuccessorRex Tillerson
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCharlene
Children3[1]

Lee R. Raymond (born August 13, 1938) is an American businessman and the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of ExxonMobil from 1999 to 2005. He had previously been the CEO of Exxon since 1993. He joined the company in 1963 and served as president from 1987 and a director beginning in 1984.

In 1999, Raymond was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for keeping a major oil company at the forefront of exploration and production technology.

Early life and education

Lee Raymond was born in Watertown, South Dakota on August 13, 1938. He graduated from Watertown High School in 1956. Raymond received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1960. Raymond went on to earn his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the same university in 2001. Raymond met his wife, Charlene née Hocevar, while studying at the University of Wisconsin–Madison; she was pursuing and later earned a degree in journalism.

Career

Raymond began working for Exxon in 1963. Raymond became a director of Exxon in 1984 and in 1987 he became the President of the company. In 1993, he became CEO succeeding Lawrence G. Rawl and held this post until 2005. He negotiated the merger with Mobil that became effective on January 1, 2000 and gave birth to the new ExxonMobil company. In 2003, when approaching the age of 65, the mandatory retirement age for executives at ExxonMobil, the board of directors requested him to stay in his position two more years, in order to prepare his succession, after the post-merger reorganisation period. On August 14, 2005, Raymond announced that he would retire at the end of 2005 as ExxonMobil's Chairman and CEO, two years later than the usual mandatory retirement age of 65 for the company executives. ExxonMobil president Rex W. Tillerson succeeded Raymond on 1 January 2006. On April 14, 2006, it was reported that Raymond's retirement package was worth about $400 million, the largest in history for a U.S. public company.[2] However, the majority of that sum consisted of retirement-independent salary, bonuses, stock options, and restricted stock awards from his final year and prior years that, while high, are not unprecedented among major American CEOs. Retirement-specific payments in accordance with the standard pension plan provided to all ExxonMobil employees totaled around $100 million, calculated based on his over forty years of service and his salary upon retirement. Raymond was also chair of the National Petroleum Council (NPC), when it was asked to produce a report on the future of oil supply and demand.[3] Raymond was one of the most outspoken executives in the United States against regulation to curtail global warming.[4]

Legacy

Steve Coll describes Raymond as "notoriously skeptical about climate change and disliked government interference at any level".[5]

Lee Raymond was at the helm of Exxon while it remained one of the last large companies to omit gay employees in its anti-discrimination policy. He was also at the helm during the takeover of Mobil, when the new Exxon-Mobil corporation rescinded Mobil's pre-existing anti-discrimination policy.[6] HR policy was eventually updated in 2015 to include a prohibition on discrimination against gay employees, but from 1999-2014 the board annually rejected a resolution brought by shareholders to compel the company to implement a non-discrimination policy.[7]

His son, John T. Raymond, is active in the oil and gas industry. John partnered with the Jim Flores and Paul Allen-backed Vulcan Capital in the buyout of Plains Resources.[8]

Lee Raymond received the Woodrow Wilson Award from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution for Corporate Citizenship during a dinner held in his honor in Dallas, Texas in early 2003.[citation needed]

Awards and Honors

  • 1998 Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement[9]
  • 2003 Woodrow Wilson Award from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  • 2006 Texas Business Hall of Fame[10]
  • 2006 Exxon Mobil Corporation Endows Scholarship Awards to Honor Lee R. Raymond[11]
  • 2018 Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award for the Advancement of International Energy Policy & Diplomacy[12]

References

  1. ^ "Lee R. Raymond". ReferenceForBusiness.com. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Oil: Exxon Chairman's $400 Million Parachute". ABC News. April 14, 2006.
  3. ^ David J. Lynch (November 24, 2005). "Can oil production satisfy rising demand?". USA Today.
  4. ^ Thaddeus Herrick (August 29, 2001). "Exxon CEO Lee Raymond's Stance On Global Warming Causes a Stir". The Wall Street Journal.
  5. ^ Ian Thompson (July 30, 2012). "Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power". The Telegraph. London.
  6. ^ James B. Stewart (July 1, 2015). "Exxon Lumbers Along to Catch Up With Gay Rights". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Wright, John. "ExxonMobil shareholders vote down LGBT protections". Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  8. ^ http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnnew/363756239.html Petroleum News
  9. ^ "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.
  10. ^ "Texas Business Hall of Fame honors Lee Raymond, retired chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobil Corp". San Antonio Business Journal.
  11. ^ "Exxon Mobil Corporation Endows Scholarship Awards to Honor Lee R. Raymond, Retired Exxon Mobil Corporation Chairman & CEO; $2.5 Million Gift Will Endow Scholarship Fund Within the Teagle Foundation". Business Wire.
  12. ^ "Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award for the Advancement of International Energy Policy & Diplomacy". THE ABDULLAH BIN HAMAD AL-ATTIYAH INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ENERGY & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
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