Good morning. Finance chiefs are increasingly landing the top job across the Fortune 500, with the latest example at ConocoPhillips.
Houston-based ConocoPhillips, the nation’s leading independent oil and gas producer, announced Thursday that Andy O’Brien, CFO and EVP of strategy and commercial, will succeed Ryan Lance as president and chief executive, effective Sept. 1. Lance is retiring from the top role and will become executive chair of the board of directors.