Edwin J. Hess
oil and Gas Executive
Edwin John Hess (November 9, 1933 – March 25, 2023) was an American businessman who was Senior Vice President, and a Management Committee Member at Exxon from 1993 to 1998. He had previously been the Vice President of Environment and Safety since 1990 and joined the company in 1957.
While at Exxon, the board appointed Hess, a veteran executive, as the first corporate vice president for environment and safety, the first time it elevated environmental concerns to the senior executive level. The new position, created in the wake of Exxon's oil spill in the Arthur Kill off Staten Island, allowed Hess to supervise environmental and safety activities all across the corporation. Until Hess's appointment, environmental and safety issues had been dealt with at lower levels. Hess reported directly to Exxon's president, Lee R. Raymond.
Early life and education
Edwin Hess was born in Newark, New Jersey on November 9, 1933. Hess received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1955 where he was class president and top of his class. Hess went on to earn his master's degree in business administration from Harvard University in 1957. He was awarded the Alumni Achievement award from Stevens Institute of technology in 1980, Stevens Honor Award for 1993, and the Stevens Renaissance Engineering and Science Award for 1996.
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