Biography

Jennifer Kirk

Audit Committee Chair

Republic Services

Current public company boards: Republic Services

Prior public company boards: Western Midstream Partners

Executive Experience: Jennifer is Vice President, Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, a fortune 1 company with oil and gas, midstream and chemical operations in the United States, Middle East, and Latin America. She is responsible for the direct oversight of all company financial activities, including financial reporting, accounting, compliance and internal controls.

Jennifer joined Occidental Petroleum in 1999 and has served in several financial roles of increasing responsibility and leadership. Prior to Occidental, she was with Arthur Andersen, LLP.

Additional information: Jennifer received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and her MBA from California State University Bakersfield. She is a certified public accountant and an accredited petroleum accountant.

Jennifer serves on the boards of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston and the Women’s Chamber of Commerce Houston.