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10 ExxonMobil government affairs leaders
These ten current and former ExxonMobil government affairs leaders have led government affairs and public policy work at ExxonMobil. A reader can learn how public policy work is organized at a company like ExxonMobil from people who have done it.
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01—10Alison Langford
LinkedInExperience: Director, Public and Government Affairs, UK · ExxonMobil
Director, Public and Government Affairs, UK at ExxonMobil in London since 2023. Alison Langford held ExxonMobil roles as Senior Advisor, EU Affairs and Europe Operations Public & Government Affairs Manager (2022–2023), Regulatory Advisor, Strategy & Portfolio Management (2017–2022) and Corporate Issues Adviser, Global Issues Management (2015–2017).
Cecilia De La Macorra
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, International Government Relations · ExxonMobil
Senior Director, International Government Relations at ExxonMobil in Washington, D.C. since 2023, with ExxonMobil roles as Senior Director for the Americas, International Government Relations (2021–2022), Director for the Americas, International Government Relations (2012–2021) and Public and Government Affairs Manager for Mexico (2009–2012).
Craig Kelly
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, International Government Relations · ExxonMobil
Senior Director, International Government Relations at ExxonMobil in Washington, D.C. since 2012. Craig Kelly held U.S. Department of State roles as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2007–2010), U.S. Ambassador to Chile (2004–2007) and Executive Assistant to Secretary of State Colin Powell (2001–2004).
Gantt Walton
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Public Policy · ExxonMobil
Global Head of Public Policy at ExxonMobil in Dallas since 2023, with ExxonMobil roles as Global Head of Government Relations (2020–2023), Vice President, Washington Office (2017–2020) and Public & Government Affairs (1999–2017). A highlight for Gantt Walton says the government relations role covered the company's global government relations activities.
Helio Cumbi
LinkedInExperience: Director - Africa and International Finance Institutions. International Government Relations · ExxonMobil
Director - Africa and International Finance Institutions, International Government Relations at ExxonMobil since 2023 and Senior Government Relations Advisor at ExxonMobil (2018–2023). Helio Cumbi was Head of DIT Mozambique at UK Trade & Investment (2014–2018) and Executive Director at Apollo Investment Group (2010–2018).
Johan Scharpé
LinkedInExperience: Director Public & Government Affairs Benelux · ExxonMobil
Director Public & Government Affairs Benelux at ExxonMobil since 2022, with ExxonMobil roles as Director European Government Affairs (2015–2021), Senior Advisor EU Government Affairs (2012–2014) and Public & Government Affairs Manager Belgium & Luxemburg (2009–2012). Johan Scharpé chairs the Industry Committee of AmCham in the Netherlands.
Lamar Echols
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Government Relations · ExxonMobil
Senior Director, Government Relations at ExxonMobil in the Washington, D.C. area since 2023. Lamar Echols held U.S. House of Representatives roles as Deputy Staff Director, Committee on Oversight and Reform (2023), Chief Counsel for Oversight on the same committee (2020–2022) and Counsel at the Committee on Energy and Commerce (2017–2019).
Mimi Braniff
LinkedInExperience: Former Head of Federal Government & Regulatory Affairs · ExxonMobil
Former Head of Federal Government & Regulatory Affairs (2022–2026) and Head of US Policy, Deputy DC Office Manager (2021–2026) at ExxonMobil. Mimi Braniff was Managing Director (2015–2021) and Policy Counsel (2014–2021) at Delta Air Lines and has been Managing Director at MAD Global Strategy since 2026.
Peter R. Lavoy
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, International Government Relations, Asia Pacific · ExxonMobil
Senior Director, International Government Relations, Asia Pacific at ExxonMobil since 2017. Peter R. Lavoy was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for South Asia at the National Security Council (2015–2017) and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs (2011–2014).
Ritva Westendorf-Lahouse
LinkedInExperience: Director Public & Government Affairs Central Europe & Nordics · ExxonMobil
Director Public & Government Affairs Central Europe & Nordics at ExxonMobil in Hamburg since 2023 and Director Public & Government Affairs Central Europe (2021–2023). Ritva Westendorf-Lahouse was Communications Director on secondment to IOGP (2019–2021) and Public & Government Affairs Upstream Manager at ExxonMobil Production Germany (2013–2016).
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- 01How was government affairs work divided between regions, topics and seniority levels when you were at ExxonMobil?
- 02How did government affairs staff work with legal, product and communications colleagues on an issue that affected the business?
- 03What did a typical week look like in your government affairs role, and what took most of your time?
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