richard
matzke
geology
1959
A Chevron man.
For 40 years Richard Matzke
was a Chevron man, joining the oil firm right out of college. "This was
my first job out of school. I was a well site geologist in Louisiana."
Dick didn't stay a well site geologist for long. He advanced through a number
of leadership positions in Chevron (now ChevronTexaco) in exploration, economics,
research and corporate planning.
But it was after serving as vice president of Chevron Chemical Company that
his career took a different turn. While he was still working for Chevron, his
interests changed. "Midway through my career I got involved in Chevron's
international activities. The last 20 years at Chevron I spent acquiring new
projects for the company outside U.S."
And it's a role that he is still doing even after he retired as Chevron's
vice chair of the board of directors. Since then he has been active on a number
of international leadership positions. "As you get older the contributions
you make are different from the other times of your life."
