Robert Stuart MacAlister

Background

MacAlister, Robert Stuart was born on May 22, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Robert Stuart and Iris Grace (Doman) MacAlister.

Education

Student, Brighton College, Sussex, England, 1945. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1947.

Career

Petroleum engineer Shell Oil Corporation, 1947—1956. Management trainee Royal Dutch Shell, The Hague, Netherlands, 1956—1957. With executive staff, manager Shell Oil Corporation, United States of America, 1957—1968.

Vice president, operations manager Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Tripoli, Libya, 1968—1971, managing director various subsidiary London, 1971—1976. Managing director, president Occidental International Oil, Inc., 1976—1978. President, chairman board Canada Occidental Petroleum Ltd., Calgary, 1978—1981.

Managing director Australian Occidental Petroleum Ltd., Sydney, 1982—1983, Hamilton Brothers Oil & Gas Ltd., London, 1983—1986. Exe. United Kingdom Offshore Operators, London, 1972—1978, London, 1983—1986. Sergeant United States Army, 1944-1945, European Theatre of Operations.

Achievements

• Robert Stuart MacAlister has been listed as a noteworthy oil industry executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Cubmaster Boy Scouts American, Larchmont, New York, 1964-1965, scoutmaster, Houston, 1965-1968. Sergeant United States Army, 1944-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Association Petroleum Geologists, Society Petroleum Engineers, Canada Petroleum Association (Board of Governors 1978-1981), Las Posas Country Club, Gold Coast Srs., Caltech Torchbearer.

Interests

• Avocations: carpentry, crafts, watercolor painting, golfing, gardening.

Connections

Married Catherine Vera Willby, November 15, 1947 (deceased 1994). Children: Rodney James, Sara Marjorie Pfirrmann. Married Grace V. LeClerc, December 2, 1995.

Father:

Robert Stuart MacA.

Mother:

Iris Grace (Doman) MacA.

Spouse:

Grace V. LeClerc

Spouse:

Catherine Vera Willby

child:

Rodney James MacAlister

child:

Sara Marjorie Pfirrmann MacAlister