Hess Corp., New York, (NYSE: HES) has named Greg Hill president, worldwide E&P, and executive vice president. He was executive vice president, Asia Pacific E&P, for Royal Dutch Shell.

Hess chairman and chief executive John B. Hess says, “We are excited to have an executive with such an extensive record of achievement to lead our global E&P business. Greg’s leadership will enhance our organizational capability to meet the challenges and opportunities we have in the future to sustain the growth of our reserves and production.”

John O’Connor has retired as president, worldwide E&P.

Hess says, “We are grateful to John O’Connor for his tremendous leadership and many contributions in building a global franchise in E&P that emphasizes technical excellence and high performance. We will miss John and we wish him much success in his retirement.”

Hess is a global integrated energy company.