Chief Operating OfficerHodge Walker

Hodge Walker is the Chief Operating Officer of Civitas Resources. Prior to joining Civitas in 2023, Mr. Walker served as Vice President of Chevron Corporation’s Rockies Business Unit, a position he held since October 2020 when Chevron acquired Noble Energy, Inc. Before joining Chevron, Mr. Walker served as Senior Vice President responsible for Noble’s U.S. onshore operations. He also served as a director of Noble Midstream GP and as Noble’s Vice President of West Africa and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Additionally, Mr. Walker served as Noble’s Director of Strategic Planning, Environmental Analysis, and Reserves; managed Noble’s operated West Africa assets, non-operated international assets, and frontier business ventures; and was a member of the business development team. Prior to joining Noble in 2007, Mr. Walker held various positions of increasing importance at Amoco Corporation and BP America, Inc. Mr. Walker holds a BS and MS in Geology from Louisiana State University and completed the Harvard Advanced Management Program in 2018.

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