James Jeffs is Chairman of the Board of Whittier Energy Corporation, an oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Houston and listed on the NASDAQ. He is a director of Max Petroleum Plc, an AIM-listed company which has commenced a dual listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
He is also a director of energy firms Magnum Oil and South Oil Company, both based in Russia. Mr. Jeffs has served since 1994 as Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of The Whittier Trust Company, a trust and investment management company headquartered in South Pasadena, CA.
Mr. Jeffs is former Chairman of the Board, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chaparral Resources, Inc. Before that he was Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President of Trust Services of America, and President and Chief Executive Officer of TSA Capital Management. Mr. Jeffs also served on the board of investments of The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association |