A new Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer has been named at Chesapeake Energy Corporation in Oklahoma City.
The company announced Tuesday the appointment of Josh Viets to the position effective Feb. 1, 2022.
“Josh has been at the forefront of how our industry is evolving for the future, and I am excited to welcome him to the Chesapeake team,” said Nick Dell’Osso, Chesapeake’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “As we refocus our portfolio around our strongest assets, Josh’s demonstrated operational leadership, technical ability, and diverse experience driving efficiencies which deliver results will play a critical role in our future success.”
“The world needs affordable, reliable, lower-carbon energy, and I am honored to join a company that is well-positioned and deeply committed to delivering on all three counts,” Viets added. “I firmly believe Chesapeake has the assets, scale, balance sheet, and technical expertise to responsibly deliver differential returns for our stakeholders, and I look forward to working with Nick and the talented team to ensure we do so.”
For the last 20 years, Viets has worked in operational positions of increasing importance at ConocoPhillips Company. He most recently served as Vice President, Delaware Basin and previously held leadership positions in operations, engineering, subsurface, and capital project across the ConocoPhillips portfolio. Viets earned a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Colorado School of Mines.
Details of the hiring were also confirmed in a Chesapeake filing with the Securities Exchange Commission.