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Dave Samson, general manager of public affairs for Chevron, has been named Chairman of the Arthur W. Page Society. His new role in the association becomes effective January 1, 2016.
The news was announced today at the 2016 Page Society Annual Conference, currently underway in Chicago. Samson served as co-chair for this year’s event. A member of the Page Society since 1996, he’s served as a trustee for the association since 2008, and is former co-chair of the Page Society’s Member Engagement Committee.
“It is a real honor to be selected as the next chairman of the Page Society,” Samson said in a statement. “Companies today are operating in a time of constant change and disruption, and a world in which every stakeholder has a powerful voice if they choose to speak out. Page is at the forefront of understanding this new dynamic and is advancing our profession into the future.”
At Chevron, Samson is responsible for communications strategies, which includes media relations, employee communications, executive communications, issues management and litigation communications. Samson’s team is also responsible for Chevron’s corporate web and social media properties.
Prior to joining Chevron, Samson was vice president of International Public Relations and Executive Communications at Oracle. He has previously held senior leadership positions at Levi Strauss & Co., IBM and Ketchum PR. He is also former chairman of the General Committee on Communications for the American Petroleum Institute.
Samson succeeds Gary Sheffer, former GE chief communications officer, who retired from that position in March. In a statement, Sheffer referred to Samson as a “highly regarded communications leader” who has “made significant contributions to helping the Page Society achieve its goal of strengthening the leadership role of the chief communications officer."
“We are grateful to have him as the next chair of the Page Society,” Sheffer said.
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