Dennis HoustonD.M. (Denny) Houston is Executive Vice President of ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Company. Mr. Houston is located in Fairfax and has primary responsibility for managing supply, marine transportation and pipeline businesses for the Corporation on a global basis.

Before the merger of Exxon and Mobil, Mr. Houston was Vice President, Supply and Transportation of Exxon Company, International, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey.

Mr. Houston holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois and an Honorary Doctorate of Public Administration Degree from Massachusetts Maritime Academy. He joined Exxon Company, U.S.A., in 1974 and progressed through several engineering and supervisory assignments at the Baton Rouge Refinery.

From 1979 to 1981, Mr. Houston held various coordinating positions in Exxon Company, U.S.A.’s headquarters in Houston. He transferred to the Baytown Refinery in 1983 as Technical Manager and subsequently was assigned as the Mechanical Superintendent.

In 1985, he returned to Houston, where he served as the Planning Manager in the Refining Department and later became the Operations Manager in the Supply Department. Mr. Houston was appointed Deputy Managing Director of Esso Singapore Private Limited in 1988 and then Chairman and Managing Director in 1989.

Mr. Houston transferred to Exxon Company, International’s Florham Park, New Jersey headquarters in 1992 as General Manager of the Supply Department. In 1994 he was named Vice President, Supply and Transportation, Exxon Company, International.

Mr. Houston is also an active member in several organizations, as follows:

  • Board Member, Greater Washington Board of Trade
  • Chemical Sciences Leadership Council (CSLC) at the University of Illinois
  • Washington, D.C., Regional Cabinet Member and National Engineering Council, Washington University at St. Louis
  • Advisory Council – Center for Energy, Marine Transportation & Public Policy at Columbia University (CEMTPP)
  • Community Health Advisory Board, INOVA Hospital in Fairfax, VA
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers

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