Mr. Brad Corson reports

IMPERIAL APPOINTS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, UPSTREAM

Imperial Oil Ltd. has appointed Cheryl Gomez-Smith as senior vice-president, upstream, effective May 1, 2024. Ms. Gomez-Smith, currently director of safety and risk, ExxonMobil, global operations and sustainability, succeeds Simon Younger, who has been appointed lead country manager and general manager, Australia conventional, ExxonMobil Upstream.

"On behalf of Imperial, I would like to thank Simon Younger for his strong leadership and management over the past five years during his time as senior vice-president, upstream, and previously as vice-president, production," said Brad Corson, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "During this period, Simon oversaw continued growth in Imperial's upstream portfolio, with increased production and reliability at Kearl, the company's oil sands mining operation, and implementation of lower-emission technology at Cold Lake."

Mr. Younger, a native of Australia, holds a bachelor of engineering in mechanical engineering from the University of Tasmania, Australia. He began his career with Esso Australia, an ExxonMobil affiliate, in 1997 as a rotating equipment engineer supporting both offshore and onshore assets. Mr. Younger has held a variety of roles in Australia, the United States, Nigeria and Canada. In 2019, Mr. Younger moved to Calgary, Alta., to become vice-president, production, for Imperial and was appointed Imperial's senior vice-president, upstream, on June 1, 2020.

Ms. Gomez-Smith earned a bachelor of engineering in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame in the United States, and an MBA from Tulane University of Louisiana. She began her career in 1990 as a facilities engineer in Midland, Tex., and has held various technical and leadership roles of increasing responsibility in the United States, Qatar, Russia and Kazakhstan, where she served as lead country manager. Ms. Gomez-Smith is currently the director of safety and risk in ExxonMobil's global operations and sustainability organization in Houston, Tex., where she provides strategic leadership and oversight for ExxonMobil personnel and process safety.

"With her global experience, Cheryl brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her new role as senior vice-president for our upstream organization as we continue our focus on strong operational performance, increasing production and reducing costs across our assets," said Mr. Corson.

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