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W. B. (Bill) Berry is executive vice president, exploration and production Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East for ConocoPhillips.
Berry began his career with Phillips Petroleum Company in 1976 in Houston, and served the company in El Dorado, Ark.; London, England; Odessa, Texas and Abidjan, Africa. He was named manager for international exploration and
production in China in 1992, and in 1995 was named China country manager, worldwide drilling and production. Berry was recognized by the government of China as one of the 31 outstanding foreign experts in 1996. He became vice president of international exploration and
production, new ventures, in 1997 and vice president of exploration and production, Eurasia, in 1998. In 2001, he was elected senior vice president of exploration and production, Eurasia-Middle East, a position he held until the ConocoPhillips merger in August 2002. Following the merger, he served as president, Asia Pacific, until year-end 2002, when he was named executive vice president, exploration and production. He assumed his current position in 2006.
He served on the board of the Beijing International School from 1996 to 1997, and he currently serves on the Dean’s Development Council at Mississippi State University and as the president of the Board of Trustees for Spindletop International. Berry also serves on the Asia Society Texas Board and the board of directors of Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas.
A native of Mississippi, Berry was born in 1952. He grew up in Gulfport, Miss., and graduated in 1974 from Mississippi State University with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering. In 1976, he received his master’s degree in petroleum engineering. | 