Oral History Interview with Stephen E. Van Nostrand, April 20, 1987 Page: 26
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Marcello:
Van Nostrand:still we had this oversight through our board presence on
the operations of the partnership arrangements there for
Caltex. As I say, that was a two-year assignment. Succeed-
ing Jim Voss, John Holman was the...we called them vice-
presidents in those days. John Holman had come in from an
operation in France to take over in Japan and after two
years in Japan was assigned to the New York office. Then an
old China friend of both Jim's and myself came in from
Thailand--Tommy Thomas--and he took over as vice-president
for the shareholders' operation. He did that for two years.
After that, in 1964, I was made the vice-president but
only for a few months as the title was changed to president
of Caltex (Japan).
So when we talk about Caltex in Japan, to me it looks like
a very, very complex operation with all of those various
companies.
It was, indeed. Caltex (Japan), itself, was a very simple
structure, speaking corporately, because we were wholly-
owned by Caltex, the prime company. Our function was what
was so very complex. As Caltex Oil (Japan), we held no
ownership in the joint venture companies in Japan at all.
Those companies were affiliated companies of Caltex offshore
entities as partners in the operation. Caltex (Japan) had
a service contract with Caltex Petroleum Corporation to
represent them in the operations in Japan--to chair the
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Van Nostrand, Stephen E. Oral History Interview with Stephen E. Van Nostrand, April 20, 1987, book, April 20, 1987; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc306889/m1/28/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.