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Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, ExxonMobil Corporation Board Tenure: 2020 – present Committee Memberships: Science and Technology Committee; Board Affairs Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

> Basis for Inclusion: Wan Zulkiflee holds a documented governance role at ExxonMobil Corporation, the largest U.S. oil and gas company by market capitalization, which made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities. ExxonMobil’s business is significantly affected by federal energy policy, offshore drilling regulations, environmental permitting, carbon pricing, and U.S. trade policy on oil and gas exports — all areas where the Trump administration reversed Biden-era policies. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.

> Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director. Board membership is a matter of public record.

> What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Personal political opinions, party affiliation, or protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion.

Biographical Overview

Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin is a Malaysian energy executive who served as President and Group Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS (Petroliam Nasional Berhad), Malaysia’s national oil company, from 2015 to 2020. He joined PETRONAS in 1983 and held a range of technical, operational, and executive roles across the company’s upstream, downstream, and international operations over nearly four decades. Under his leadership as CEO, PETRONAS maintained its position as one of Asia’s most significant national oil companies and managed a major portfolio of deepwater and LNG projects. Wan Zulkiflee joined ExxonMobil’s board in 2020, bringing deep expertise in international upstream oil and gas operations, LNG project management, and national oil company dynamics — areas highly relevant to ExxonMobil’s global business strategy.

Board Role and Governance Authority

  • Company: ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM)
  • Board tenure: 2020 – present
  • Committee assignments: Science and Technology Committee; Board Affairs Committee
  • Governance note: Wan Zulkiflee’s background in upstream international operations and LNG provides technical and strategic governance perspective on ExxonMobil’s most capital-intensive global assets.

Other Current Board Memberships

  • Information not publicly confirmed in available sources; verify via current SEC filings

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the ExxonMobil corporate donor profile.

Sources

  • ExxonMobil Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement, 2025; SEC EDGAR
  • PETRONAS Annual Reports, 2015–2020
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