Claire S. Farley was elected as an independent director, Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) said Feb. 9. Her appointment is effective that day.

Farley is currently the vice chair of energy, advising KKR & Co. LP's energy group. Prior to joining KKR in 2011, she was co-founder and co-CEO of privately owned RPM Energy LLC, which partnered with KKR. Prior to founding RPM Energy, she was a senior adviser at Jefferies Randall & Dewey, a global oil and gas industry adviser, and was its co-president from February 2005 to July 2008.

Prior to that, she was CEO of Randall & Dewey, an oil and gas asset transaction advisory firm, from September 2002 until February 2005, when Randall and Dewey became the oil and gas investment banking group of Jefferies & Co.

Farley's oil and gas exploration experience includes positions at Texaco from 1981 to 1999, including as president of worldwide exploration and new ventures, as president of North American production, and as CEO of Hydro-Texaco Inc.

She also was CEO of Intelligent Diagnostics Corp. from October 1999 to January 2001, and of Trade-Ranger Inc. from January 2001 to May 2002.

Farley is a director of LyondellBasell Industries NV and TechnipFMC Plc. In addition to her public directorships, she is also a board member of Samson Resources.

Farley earned a bachelor's degree from Emory University.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. is based in Houston.