Mark Wheeler has served as CEO of ConocoPhillips China since January 2015. Before then he was President and CEO of ConocoPhillips Malaysia, and held this position since 2005. Before being posted to Malaysia, Wheeler held a number of management positions for ConocoPhillips in the United States and overseas.
Wheeler also held the position of Exploration and Development Vice President for ConocoPhillips Indonesia from August, 2002, where he oversaw the development of the company's major Natuna Sea and South Sumatra projects, as well as the exploration and New Venture activities for the area. During this time, Wheeler was a member of ConocoPhillips's Global Exploration Leadership Team, and was responsible for the company's exploration activities for the Asia Pacific region. He joined Conoco in 1980 in Houston, Texas, after receiving an MS with honors in geology from Washington State University.
For undergraduate studies, Wheeler attended University of California, Berkeley and St. Lawrence University in New York.