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Archie W. Dunham, 73, the former chairman of ConocoPhillips, was appointed Thursday as Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s independent nonexecutive chairman, effectively making him founder Aubrey McClendon’s boss. McClendon, who had been chairman since he co-founded the company 23 years ago, remains CEO and president, and he gets to keep his seat on the board of directors.

Archie W. Dunham, 73, the former chairman of ConocoPhillips who also was CEO of predecessor Conoco Inc., was appointed Thursday as Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s independent nonexecutive chairman. Chesapeake said Dunham has had “no previous relationship” with the company.

Archie W. Dunham, 73, the former chairman of ConocoPhillips, was tapped Thursday as Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s independent nonexecutive chairman. Dunham, who also was CEO of predecessor Conoco Inc., has had “no previous relationship” with the company, the board said.

ConocoPhillips’ board of directors on Thursday elected James J. Mulva, 58, to succeed Archie W. Dunham as chairman of the board when Dunham retires at the end of September. Mulva, who had been chairman and CEO of Phillips Petroleum Co. when it merged with Conoco, will retain his president and CEO titles.

Speaking on his company’s pending mega-merger with Phillips Petroleum, Conoco CEO Archie Dunham told a Houston civic association that size does not matter much in a corporate merger; it’s how well the companies fit together that is important.

After looking at what Conoco CEO Archie Dunham said were more than 80 properties in the last two years, the fourth largest major announced Tuesday it would buy Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. in a cash deal worth $4.3 billion (C$6.7 billion). The deal would push Conoco’s worldwide reserves almost 40% to 3.7 Bboe, adding Gulf Canada’s assets in North America, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Ecuador.

After looking at what Conoco CEO Archie Dunham said were more than 80 properties in the last two years, the fourth largest major announced last week that it would buy Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. in a cash deal worth $4.3 billion (C$6.7 billion). The deal would push Conoco’s worldwide reserves almost 40% to 3.7 Bboe, adding Gulf Canada’s assets in North America, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Ecuador.

Archie W. Dunham, chairman and CEO of Conoco Inc., is thehighest paid executive of all the energy companies eitherheadquartered in Houston, TX, or with a significant local presencethere, according an annual ranking by the Houston Chronicle thatwas released last week.

Archie W. Dunham, chairman and CEO of Conoco Inc., is thehighest paid executive of all the energy companies eitherheadquartered in Houston, TX, or with a significant local presencethere, according an annual ranking by the Houston Chronicle thatwas released yesterday.