Occidental Petroleum Corporation has appointed Marshall D. (Mark) Smith as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for its subsidiary, California Resources Corporation. Following its separation from Occidental, California Resources Corporation will be an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company focused on high-growth, high-return conventional and unconventional assets exclusively in California.

Mr. Smith was most recently Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Ultra Petroleum, an independent energy company engaged in domestic natural gas and crude oil exploration, development and production. Mr. Smith's 32 years of experience in the energy industry spans operations, strategic planning, corporate finance and business development.

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