Exxon Mobil Corp. has hired Kathryn Mikells as its next chief financial officer, succeeding 43-year company veteran Andrew Swiger as the company’s top financial executive.

Ms. Mikells will take over as the energy giant’s CFO Aug. 9, the company said. She previously served as CFO of Diageo PLC, a British beverage company, since 2015. Before that, Ms. Mikells did stints as the CFO of Xerox Holdings Corp., Automatic Data Processing Inc. and United Airlines Holdings Inc.

Wall Street Journal