Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced leadership changes affecting its health, safety and environment operations and refinery management, effective May 1, 2026.

Daniel Woodall, 49, will become Chief Health, Safety and Environment Officer. Woodall joined Chevron as an engineer and has worked for more than 25 years in upstream and downstream operations globally. He currently serves as director of operations and maintenance for Chevron Australia.

Marissa Badenhorst will transition from her current role as Chief HSE Officer to director of the Pascagoula and Pasadena refineries. The Pascagoula, Mississippi facility is Chevron's largest wholly owned refinery. Badenhorst, 50, joined Chevron in 2000 as a process engineer at the company's South Africa refinery and has held leadership positions across operations, maintenance, reliability, engineering and safety organizations.

Badenhorst will replace Tim Potter, who will retire after 36 years with the company.

"Danny and Marissa are proven leaders with strong records of delivering results and advancing safety excellence," said Chevron Chairman and CEO Mike Wirth. "I want to thank Tim for his outstanding leadership and many years of service, and we wish him the very best in retirement."

The appointments reflect Chevron's focus on operational performance and safety across its global operations, according to the company's announcement.