CITGO

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CITGO

COMPANY

Founded as the Cities Service Company in 1910 by Henry L. Dougherty. Introduced the brand CITGO in 1965. Purchased by Occidental Petroleum in 1982, incorporated and then sold to the Southland Corporation (operators of 7-Eleven) in 1983. Southland sold a 50 percent interest in CITGO to Petr�leos de Venezuela, SA, the national oil company of Venezuela, in 1986; in 1990, PDVSA purchased the remaining 50 percent.

Official Website:
http://www.citgo.com/

Industry:
Energy

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ralph S. Cunningham Business c. 1941 CEO of CITGO, 1995-97

David J. Tippeconnic Business c. 1940 CEO of CITGO, 1997-2000

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Peter G. Peterson Business 5-Jun-1926 Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations

David J. Tippeconnic Business c. 1940 CEO of CITGO, 1997-2000

EMPLOYMENT

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

James W. Keyes Business 1955 CEO of Blockbuster

Frank G. Zarb Business 17-Feb-1935 US Energy Czar, 1974-77

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