Lee R. Raymond
Lee R. Raymond
Lee R. Raymondis an American businessman, and the chief executive officerand chairman of ExxonMobil from 1999 to 2005. He had previously been the CEO of Exxon since 1993. He joined the company in 1963 and has been president since 1987, and a director since 1984...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth13 August 1938
CountryUnited States of America
Lee R. Raymond quotes about
democratic economy essential fertile free freedoms ground society
A free economy is as essential to society as democratic political institutions. A strong market-based economy is the fertile ground for democratic freedoms that we think are important.
moral ifs participants
There is no system that is inherently moral if the participants themselves are not.
opportunity light views
Competition can be viewed in two ways. It can be viewed in a negative light and be seen as destructive, but one can also have the view that it is competition that drives people and institutions to higher and higher levels of excellence and, therefore, to more and more opportunity.
responsibility successful corporations
He or she must be successful in economic terms, but always within an ethical framework. Whether his or her constituency is a corporation and its shareholders or the customers in a small and privately held business, his or her first responsibility is to serve that constituency.
issues people want
We obviously want to produce things that people want. We are going to continue to do that in an environmentally responsible way, while still being aware of the physical, scientific, and practical issues that we have to deal with.