A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mr. Humphreys earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from Oklahoma State University in 1971. He served in the U.S Army from 1972-1974. He obtained an M.B.A from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania before joining Exxon Chemical Company in 1976. In 1986, after several assignments in Houston, Baton Rouge and Baytown, he transferred to Exxon Corporation in New York as Senior Financial Advisor in the Controller’s Department. In 1988, he moved to Exxon Company, International as Financial Reporting Manager and later served as Assistant General Auditor. In 1990, Humphreys became Upstream Controller of Exxon Company, U.S.

 

In 1993, he moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as Financial Director of the Exxon companies in Malaysia. Humphreys became an Assistant Treasurer of Exxon Corporation in January 1997 and was elected Vice President and Controller in July 1997.