William F. Schwind Jr. is vice president, General Counsel and Secretary of Marathon Oil Corporation and serves as a member of Marathon's Executive Committee. He joined Marathon in 1974 and was named to his current position in 1992. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Schwind assumed responsibilities as senior vice president of Administration, General Counsel and Secretary of Delhi Gas Pipeline Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Marathon, in Dallas in 1991. He returned to the United States in 1984 after an overseas assignment and subsequently became general attorney for Marathon’s refining, marketing, supply, and transportation (downstream) activities. In 1983 Mr. Schwind moved to Jakarta, Indonesia, as a commercial contract manager. He began his Marathon career in Findlay, Ohio, and subsequently held various legal and governmental affairs positions. Mr. Schwind was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1944. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature and a doctor of law degree from Loyola University of Chicago. Mr. Schwind is a member of the American Bar Association, the Association of Corporate Counsel, and is a member of the General Committee of Law of the American Petroleum Institute.