Background
Yates, Elton Gottlieb was born on July 31, 1935 in Slidell, Louisiana, United States. Son of Elton O. and Leona E. (Sollberger) Yates.
Yates, Elton Gottlieb was born on July 31, 1935 in Slidell, Louisiana, United States. Son of Elton O. and Leona E. (Sollberger) Yates.
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana State University, 1957.
Petroleum engineer, Texaco Inc., various locations, 1957-1968;
district engineer, Texaco Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas, 1968-1970;
division development engineer, Texaco Inc., Houston, 1970-1971;
coordinator joint operations, Texaco Inc., New York City, 1971-1975;
president, general manager, Texaco Iran, London, 1975-1977;
assistant general manager producing, Eastern Hemisphere Texaco Inc., New York City, 1977-1978;
general manager producing, Harrison, New York, 1978-1979;
corporation vice president, department head producing, Harrison, New York, 1979-1982;
division president, Texaco Oil Trading and Supply, 1981-1982;
president, Texaco Middle East/Far East, 1982-1984;
president, Texaco Latin American/West Africa, 1984-1987;
corporation senior vice president, Texaco Inc., White Plains, New York, 1987-1994;
retired, Texaco Inc., White Plains, New York, 1994. Board directors numerous Texaco Inc. Company subsidiary, Coast Guard Foundation.
Former director Arabian American Oil Corporation. Director Caltex Corporation and Amoseas.
Member dean's advisory county College Engineering Louisiana State University. Member Society Petroleum Engineers of American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, 25 Year Club of Petroleum Industry, Louisiana State University Foundation, Country Club of North Carolina, Country Club of Darien (Connecticut), Phi Epsilon Tau.
Married Jo Ellen Levy, April 11, 1955. Children– Sherlyn, Michele, Steven.