Pioneer Natural Resources Announces the Addition of Maria S. Jelescu Dreyfus to the Company’s Board of Directors
September 22 2021 - 9:35AM
Business Wire
Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE: PXD) (“Pioneer”
or the “Company”) today announced the addition of Maria S. Jelescu
Dreyfus to the Company’s Board of Directors.
Ms. Dreyfus is currently the Chief Investment Officer for
Ardinall Investment Management, a New York based independent
investment firm established in 2017. Ardinall has an ESG-based
investment approach and focuses on climate change and sustainable
investments. Prior to forming Ardinall, Ms. Dreyfus spent 15 years
at Goldman Sachs, where she most recently served as Portfolio
Manager and Managing Director for Goldman Sachs Investment Partners
(GSIP). At GSIP Ms. Jelescu focused on energy, industrials,
transportation and infrastructure investments in both public and
private markets.
Ms. Dreyfus currently serves on the board of directors at
Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (NYSE: MIC), on the board of
CDPQ (one of Canada’s largest pension plans) and on the advisory
board of Eni Next (Eni SpA’s corporate venture arm). At Columbia
University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, Ms. Jelescu serves as
an advisory board member, executive committee member and as
co-chair of the Women in Energy program. She also serves as a
director on several private companies’ governing and advisory
boards in the energy transition space (battery technologies,
digitization and control technologies, etc.)
Additionally, Ms. Dreyfus is a member of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Corporation’s Development Committee
and serves on the MIT Economics Department’s Visiting Committee.
Ms. Jelescu has held her Chartered Financial Analyst designation
since 2004 and holds a dual degree in economics and management
science from MIT.
Pioneer Chief Executive Officer, Scott D. Sheffield stated, “We
are excited to welcome Maria to the Pioneer Board of Directors.
Maria’s extensive experience in energy and infrastructure, combined
with her deep knowledge of environmental, social and governance
(ESG) matters will further strengthen Pioneer’s ESG leadership
position.”
Chairman of the Board, J. Kenneth Thompson added, “Maria’s deep
background in finance, energy and ESG adds to our Board’s
collective skill set and her expertise will help guide the company
successfully through the global energy transition.”
Ms. Jelescu said, “What appeals to me about joining Pioneer’s
Board of Directors is the shared belief that leadership means
excellent performance in financial, operational and ESG matters.
Pioneer continues to do impressive work, but it is not content with
the status quo. I look forward to working with Pioneer’s management
team as it continues to further solidify its leading role in the
energy transition.”
Pioneer is a large independent oil and gas exploration and
production company, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with operations
in the United States. For more information, visit Pioneer’s website
at www.pxd.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Information
Except for historical information contained herein, the
statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that
are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements contained in this news release specifically include
statements regarding the redemption. Forward-looking statements and
the business prospects of Pioneer are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties that may cause Pioneer’s actual results in future
periods to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, among other things,
volatility of commodity prices, product supply and demand, the
impact of a widespread outbreak of an illness, such as the COVID-19
pandemic, global and U.S. economic activity, government regulation
or action, Pioneer’s ability to implement its business plans or
complete its development activities as scheduled, access to and
cost of capital, the financial strength of counterparties to
Pioneer’s credit facility, investment instruments and derivative
contracts and purchasers of Pioneer’s oil, natural gas liquids and
gas production, and acts of war or terrorism. These and other risks
are described in Pioneer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2020 and other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. In addition, Pioneer may be subject to
currently unforeseen risks that may have a materially adverse
impact on it. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that the
actual events and results will not be materially different than the
anticipated results described in the forward-looking statements.
Pioneer undertakes no duty to publicly update these statements
except as required by law.
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