David John

Background

Lesar was born in Madison, Wisconsin and is a 1978 graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration degree.

Education

Lesar was born in Madison, Wisconsin and is a 1978 graduate of the, where he earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration degree.

Career

Trained as a Certified Public Accountant, Lesar spent 16 years at Arthur Andersen. He had spent most of his career at Andersen, where he worked on their Halliburton accountant In 1995, Lesar was hired by Halliburton as a new vice president

As a Certified Public Accountant, Lesar spent 16 years working at Arthur Andersen.

In 1995, Lesar joined Halliburton. Within a year of his arrival, Lesar was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of KBR, in addition to his duties as Chief Financial Officer of Halliburton.

In 1997, Lesar was appointed as the company"s President and Chief operating officer In 2000, Lesar became Chief Executive Officer of Halliburton.

The movie Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers claims that Lesar has been paid over $42,000,000 by Halliburton since the beginning of Iraq war, but this amount has risen significantly since the release of the film.

According to the Wall Street Journal Lesar received about $14.9 million in 2010 alone, not including stock options or other deferred incentives - a 20% increase over his 2009 pay package, according to a securities filing.

Membership

He also serves on the board of directors at Lyondell Chemical, is a member of the Upstream Committee of the American Petroleum Institute and is on the board of directors of the American Iranian Council, an organization devoted to the normalization of American-Iranian relations.

Connections

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