STEVENS NAMED VICE
PRESIDENT OF OCCIDENTAL
Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s board
of directors has elected Todd
Stevens to the position of vice president,
acquisitions and corporate
finance. Stevens joined Occidental
in 1995, and has filled a series of
progressively more responsible roles
in the corporate development
department. Most recently, he
served as director mergers and
acquisitions, with responsibility for
evaluating and developing strategic
and business opportunities, including
restructuring alternatives,
mergers and acquisitions and asset
dispositions.