Scott D. Sheffield

Scott Douglas Sheffield (born 1952/53) is an American businessman and president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Pioneer Natural Resources Company.

For the mathematician, see Scott Sheffield.
Scott D. Sheffield
Born1952 or 1953 (age 70–71)[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBusinessman
TitlePresident & CEO, Pioneer Natural Resources
TermAugust 1997 - December 2016
February 2019 -
SuccessorTimothy Dove
SpouseKimberly Sheffield
Children5, including Bryan Sheffield

Early life

Sheffield received a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Texas.[1]

Career

Sheffield became a director of Pioneer Natural Resources in August 1997, when he became the company's founding CEO.[1] He had been an executive officer of one of its predecessors, Parker & Parsley Petroleum Co., since 1989.[2]

Sheffield joined Parker & Parsley as a petroleum engineer in 1979 and was promoted to vice president-engineering in September 1981, elected president and a director in April 1985, and became chairman of the board and CEO on Jan. 19, 1989.[2]

Before joining Parker & Parsley, Sheffield was a production and reservoir engineer for Amoco Production Co.[2]

At the end of 2016, he retired as CEO to a 2,300-acre ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico, that he purchased from Jane Fonda.[3]

On Jan. 1, 2017, he was succeeded by Timothy Dove as CEO.[4][1]

Sheffield held the position of Executive Chairman of Pioneer through 2017, retiring entirely at year-end 2017.[2]

In February 2019, he returned to Pioneer as President & CEO upon the retirement of successor CEO Timothy Dove.[5]

He is on the advisory board of L1 Energy.[6]

Personal life

Sheffield is married to Kimberly, they have five children, and live in Irving, Texas.[7]

References
  1. "Executive Profile: Scott Douglas Sheffield". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. "Document". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  3. "A leader of America's fracking boom has second thoughts". www.msn.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. "Pioneer Natural Resources Company Chairman and CEO Scott D. Sheffield to Retire; Timothy L. Dove Named Successor". www.businesswire.com. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. News, Paul O’Donnell The Dallas Morning (22 February 2019). "Dove to retire; Sheffield returning as CEO". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved 23 May 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. "Scott D Sheffield - LetterOne". www.letterone.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  7. Grant, Lauren. "Connect". Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering Department. Retrieved 2021-06-28.


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