By Kimberly Chin

Occidental Petroleum Corp. said Friday it has tapped Robert Peterson as its next chief financial officer, succeeding Cedric Burgher.

Mr. Peterson has served as senior vice president of the Permian Enhanced Oil Recovery techniques unit for Occidental Oil and Gas since September. Previously, he was the vice president of Permian strategy for Occidental Oil and Gas.

Mr. Burgher will move into a different role in the company, Occidental said. He has held the finance chief role since joining the company in May 2017.

Write to Kimberly Chin at kimberly.chin@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 03, 2020 18:18 ET (22:18 GMT)

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