Former USW District 13 Director Gary Beevers is a new International Vice President in charge of the union’s National Oil Bargaining program.

Beevers, 53, was chosen by the International Executive Board to succeed USW Administrative Vice President Jim Pannell, who retired on July 1.

He brings extensive experience in negotiating with major oil companies to his new job in charge of the National Oil Bargaining (NOB) program.

Starting out as a steward, Beevers served Local 13-423 as its recording secretary, health and safety committeeman, workers’ committeeman and full-time chair of the workers’ committee.

In 1987, OCAW President Joseph Misbrener appointed him to be an international representative covering workers in the oil, chemical and paper industries as well the public sector.

After the OCAW-UPIU merger to form PACE, Beevers was elected in 2003 to be vice president and regional director of PACE Region Six, which covered New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Following the PACE-USW merger, he became the District 13 director.

Beevers’s office is in Beaumont, Texas.