Steven Kandarian Elected to ExxonMobil Board

IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exxon
Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today the election of Steven
A. Kandarian to its board of directors, effective Feb. 1, 2018.
Kandarian is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of
MetLife Inc.

With the election of Kandarian, the ExxonMobil board stands at 11
directors, 10 of whom are non-employee directors.

Kandarian’s experience leading a large international insurer, along with
risk management and financial expertise, will bring valuable skills to
the board. MetLife is a leading provider of insurance, annuities,
employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional
customers in more than 40 countries.

Kandarian became president and CEO of MetLife in May 2011. He was
elected chairman of the board in January 2012. Prior to assuming his
current role, Kandarian was MetLife's chief investment officer.

Before joining MetLife, he was executive director of the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation, an agency of the U.S. government. Prior to the
serving in that appointed role, Kandarian was founder and managing
partner of Orion Partners LP, a private equity firm. Earlier he was
managing director of Lee Capital Holdings. He began his career as an
investment banker with Rotan Mosle Inc.

Kandarian serves on the boards of the Institute of International
Finance, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Neuberger Berman and
the Partnership for New York City. He is also a member of The Business
Council and The Business Roundtable.

Kandarian earned a bachelor of arts degree from Clark University, a
juris doctorate degree from Georgetown University Law Center and a
master of business administration degree from Harvard Business School.

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