Maria C. Guedez, Guyana & Suriname Exploration Manager, ExxonMobil

Maria C. Guedez is the Exploration Manager for Guyana and Suriname in the ExxonMobil Upstream Business Development Company, a major division of Exxon Mobil Corporation.

Prior to her current assignment, Maria served as a planning advisor for Europe, Russia and Caspian. Before that, she was the Geoscience Supervisor for the Kizomba Satellites Fields in Angola, during the Development execution and Start-Up phase. She has held a series of technical and managerial positions in exploration, development, and production projects.

Maria is a native of Venezuela and holds a degree in Geophysical Engineering from the Simon Bolivar University in Venezuela, and a Master’s Degree in Geoscience from Rice University in Houston.

Maria is married and has two kids, 9 and 3.