HOUSTON - The former head of Exxon Mobil's shale oil and gas business will return as senior vice president over the operation following his successor's arrest earlier this month.
Exxon has been shopping for a new shale executive following its $59.5 billion deal for Pioneer Natural Resources and the arrest this month on a sexual assault charge of David Scott, who had replaced Cahir. Scott appeared before a Texas judge last week after his arrest on second-degree felony sexual assault. Scott did not comment and his attorney declined comment when approached by a Reuters reporter outside the court last week.
Scott has retained prominent criminal defense attorney Dan Cogdell to represent him. Cogdell was part of the five-person legal team that recently represented Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his impeachment trial. Paxton was acquitted.