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richard matzke

geology
1959

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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."