Ollie Akel

Ollie James Akel is a retired oil company executive who had a long and distinguished career with Exxon Corporation. Here are some key details about his professional life:

Career at Exxon

Akel joined Exxon Corporation in 1967 and held various engineering positions in New York, London, and Saudi Arabia until 1980.1 His career with Exxon then progressed through several leadership roles:

• From 1981 to 1988, he served as President of Exxon Chemical for Belgium, Africa, and the Middle East, based in Brussels.12
• In 1989, he was appointed President of Exxon Saudi Arabia, headquartered in Riyadh.12
• In 1993, he made his final move within the company, becoming President of Exxon Mexicana in Mexico City.123

Akel retired from Exxon Mexicana in 1996 after a nearly 30-year career with the corporation.134

Education and Early Career

• Akel earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1954.13
• He served as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army from 1956 to 1958.1
• His early career was in the aviation industry, working as a thermodynamic engineer at North American Aviation in Columbus, Ohio, in 1958.1
• From 1959 to 1964, he worked as an engineer for Middle East Airlines in Beirut, Lebanon.1

Recognition

In acknowledgment of his industry successes, Ollie James Akel was listed as a noteworthy oil company executive by Marquis Who's Who.14