Noble Energy, Inc. announces that its Board of Directors elected Scott D. Urban to its board, increasing the number of directors to nine.
Mr. Urban served in executive management positions at Amoco and its successor, BP. At the time of his retirement from BP in 2005, he was Group Vice President, Upstream for several existing profit centers including North America Gas, Alaska, Egypt and Middle East and, before that, Group Vice President, Upstream North Sea. Mr. Urban held various positions at Amoco including, at the time of its 2000 merger with BP, Group Vice President, Worldwide Exploration. Mr. Urban holds a M.S. degree in Geology and B.S. degree in Earth Science from Bowling Green State University and is a graduate of the Stanford University Executive Program.
Noble Energy's Chairman, President, and CEO, Charles D. Davidson, commented: "On behalf of Noble Energy's board, we are pleased to welcome Mr. Urban to the Noble Energy team. Scott's global energy experience will be invaluable to our company's future growth and success."
