Jack Williams takes over ExxonMobil Alaska operations

Petroleum News Alaska Staff

Jim Branch, Alaska production manager for ExxonMobil Production Co., has accepted a new assignment in the company’s upstream worldwide headquarters office in Houston, and will be replaced by J.P. (Jack) Williams Jr., the company said April 18.

Branch, who as been in Anchorage for 7 years, will become joint interest manager, Middle East-South America for ExxonMobil Production. In addition to his company responsibilities in Alaska, Branch was active in community and civic affairs. He was president of the Resource Development Council and was a member of the board of directors of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, the Fiscal Policy of Alaska and Commonwealth North.

Jack Williams has most recently been ExxonMobil Production’s U.S. east operations manager in New Orleans, with oversight of the company’s Mobile Bay (Alabama), Santa Ynez unit (California) and several onshore field and plant operations.

Williams began his career with ExxonMobil in 1987, and has held positions in drilling, reservoir engineering, planning and management. Williams, a native of Kentucky, received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Vanderbilt University.

In his new position, Williams will manage ExxonMobil’s production-related activities in Alaska and be involved in community and government affairs.