Bruce Chinn
Chevron Phillips Chemical
President and CEO
2024 Honoree of CME STEM Leadership Award for Propelling Diverse Talent–WPC Houston.
Bruce Chinn will retire from his position as president and chief executive officer of CPChem at the end of February. CPChem is a global petrochemical joint venture with a top-quartile safety record and 2022 revenue of more than $14 billion. Chinn has more than 40 years of industry experience. Before leading CPChem, he served as the president for Chevron Chemicals, overseeing its Oronite business. He was also part of the board of directors at CPChem alongside fellow executive representatives for company owners Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Phillips 66 Company.
Chinn began his career at DuPont, where he held positions of increasing responsibility in manufacturing, technical, commercial and business leadership at the U.S. and international level. He first joined Chevron in 2006, where he held several executive roles in refining for the company’s operations in Venezuela, Richmond, Calif., and Pascagoula, Miss. He is a member of the board of directors for WM, North America’s leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions. Chinn has also served in top executive functions across several prominent organizations, including as board director and executive committee member of the American Chemistry Council and member of the Executive Leadership Council. Chinn holds a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University.