Paul Foster
About Paul Foster
Paul Foster is the Vice President of Upstream Business Development at ExxonMobil, with a career spanning multiple roles in various global locations since 2001.
Title
Paul Foster holds the title of Vice President, Upstream Business Development at ExxonMobil.
Company
Paul Foster is currently employed at ExxonMobil as Vice President, Upstream Business Development, based in Spring, Texas. He has held several leadership positions within the company since 2001, contributing to its global business operations.
Education and Expertise
Paul Foster earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance from Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee. His professional expertise spans across upstream business development, low carbon solutions, gas and LNG marketing, oil and gas resource acquisition and divestment, and energy supply chain management.
Background
Paul Foster began his tenure at ExxonMobil in 2001 as European Gas Supply Manager based in London, United Kingdom. Over the years, he has held multiple roles, including Gas & Power Commercial Manager in Lagos, Nigeria, General Manager - Business Development in Jakarta, Indonesia, Manager - Strategy & Business Development and Manager - Business Planning & Analysis in Melbourne, Australia, as well as Commercial Manager and Sr. Commercial Principal in Spring, Texas. In 2022, he assumed his current role as Vice President, Upstream Business Development.
Achievements
Throughout his career at ExxonMobil, Paul Foster has led upstream business development activities encompassing mergers and acquisitions and supported global upstream business units in value-added business development opportunities. He has specialized in low carbon solutions like hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS), and has extensive experience in corporate mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, transition planning and execution, and contract negotiation. His work has spanned across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.