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Desmond King Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (University of London, UK) and Doctor of Philosophy (University of Cambridge, UK) Mr King was appointed the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Caltex Australia Limited on 1 May 2006. In 2007, he was a member of the OHS & Environmental Risk Committee and the Nomination Committee and attended meetings of the Audit Committee and the Human Resources Committee in an ex-officio capacity. Before joining Caltex Australia, Mr King was responsible for the management of the 220,000 barrels a day Chevron Corporation Pembroke refinery in Wales, UK. He has previously held senior roles in Chevron including General Manager – Strategic Planning, responsible for developing the corporate strategy for oil and gas exploration and production, refining and marketing. Mr King joined Chevron in 1981, having previously been a Professor of Chemical Engineering at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. |