Chevron headquarters moving from California to Texas

Chevron is relocating the company’s headquarters from San Ramon, Cal., to Houston.

The company also announced leadership changes.

Chevron Chairman and CEO Mike Wirth, and Vice Chairman Mark Nelson, will move to Houston before the end of 2024 to co-locate with other senior leaders and enable better collaboration and engagement with executives, employees, and business partners, the company said.

There will be minimal immediate relocation impacts to other employees currently based in San Ramon. Chevron said. The company expects all corporate functions to migrate to Houston over the next five years. Positions in support of the company’s California operations will remain in San Ramon. California has been the company’s home for more than 140 years.

Chevron currently has roughly 7,000 employees in the Houston area and approximately 2,000 employees in San Ramon. The company operates crude oil fields, technical facilities, and two refineries and supplies more than 1,800 retail stations in California.

Leadership Announcements

The company also announced the following leadership changes:

Nigel Hearne, executive vice president, Oil, Products & Gas, will retire from Chevron after 35 years of service to the company. Since 2022, Hearne has led the consolidation of Chevron’s Upstream, Midstream and Downstream businesses, ensuring a more integrated approach to value chains, asset class excellence and operational excellence.

Mark Nelson, Chevron’s vice chairman, will take responsibility for Oil, Products & Gas, effective Oct. 1.

Rhonda Morris, vice president and chief human resources officer, will retire after 31 years of service to the company. Since 2016, Morris has been responsible for shaping and driving Chevron’s people and culture strategy, including leadership succession, learning and talent, diversity and inclusion, workforce planning and total rewards.

Michelle Green, vice president, Human Resources, Oil, Products & Gas, will succeed Morris as vice president and chief human resources officer, effective Jan. 2025.

Colin Parfitt, vice president, Midstream, will retire after 29 years of service to the company. Since 2019, Parfitt has been responsible for the company’s shipping, pipeline, power and energy management and supply and trading operating units.

The company appointed Andy Walz, currently president, America’s Products, to president, Downstream, Midstream & Chemicals, effective Oct.1. In this role, Walz will be responsible for directing the company’s worldwide manufacturing, marketing, lubricants, chemicals and additives businesses along with Chevron’s shipping, pipeline, power, and trading units.