“We welcome Dan to ExxonMobil and will use
his knowledge and experience to continue to build our Low Carbon Solutions
business,” said Darren Woods, chief executive officer and chairman. “I thank
Joe for his contributions to the company’s success and the significant progress
made in developing our lower-emissions business. I wish Joe all the best in
retirement.”
Ammann was named CEO of Cruise, which is
majority-owned by GM, in 2018, and was appointed president of GM in 2014. He
was previously GM’s chief financial officer and joined GM as treasurer in 2010.
He helped lead GM’s initial public offering following the company’s 2009
restructuring.
Ammann began his career as an investment
banker, starting at Credit Suisse First Boston in 1994 and moving to Morgan Stanley
in 1999, where he was named a managing director in 2005. Ammann received a
bachelor degree in management studies from the University of Waikato in New
Zealand.
Blommaert, who has been president of Low
Carbon Solutions since its creation in 2021, joined ExxonMobil Chemical in 1988
as a process engineer at the Rozenburg chemical plant in the Netherlands.
Following assignments in the Netherlands,
Belgium, and the United States, Blommaert was appointed regional director for
Europe and Asia Pacific chemical operations in 2014 and became senior vice
president of global operations for the Chemical business in 2019.
Blommaert has a master’s degree in chemical
engineering from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.
ExxonMobil created the Low Carbon Solutions
business to commercialize the company’s extensive low-emission portfolio with
the objective to create long-term shareholder value and support global
emission-reduction efforts.
Low Carbon Solutions is focused on
commercializing low-emission business opportunities in carbon capture and
storage, hydrogen and low-emission fuels, by leveraging the skills, knowledge
and scale of ExxonMobil. -AP