The Supervisory Board of LyondellBasell Industries has named James L. (Jim) Gallogly Chief Executive Officer.

The Supervisory Board of LyondellBasell Industries has namedJames L. (Jim) GalloglyChief Executive Officer. Gallogly will succeedVolker Trautz, who has announced his retirement from the company. Gallogly comes to LyondellBasell from ConocoPhillips, where he served as Executive Vice President of Exploration and Production, and before that as Executive Vice President of Refining, Marketing and Transportation.