Carin S. Knickel is vice president of human resources for ConocoPhillips.
Knickel joined the company in 1979 as a marketing account manager. Over the next eight years she held various operating and planning positions before she was named area director of light oil sales, product supply and trading.
After serving in Europe as general manager of business development for refining and marketing and then fulfilling the same role for exploration and production, Knickel returned to the United States as general manager of refining, marketing and transportation. In 2001, she was named president of the company’s specialty businesses division. Knickel assumed her current position in 2003.
She has served as a board member for Colorado Special Olympics and now serves on the board of Rebuilding Together Houston. She is currently chairman of ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run committee, providing scholarship funds for Texas youth.
Born in Powell, Wyo., Knickel holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and statistics from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a master’s degree in management from M.I.T. |