SINGAPORE, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The former head of Vitol's

Asia region liquefied natural gas operations will join U.S. oil

major ExxonMobil ( XOM ) to lead its global LNG trading and Asia

Gas and Power divisions.

Sid Bambawale will begin his role at ExxonMobil ( XOM ) in Singapore

on September 1 after stepping down at Vitol in December 2024 to

take a career break, he said in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday.

He spent over eight years at Vitol, the world's top energy

trader, and held LNG trading roles at Chevron and Citi prior to

that, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Both ExxonMobil ( XOM ) and Vitol did not immediately respond to a

request for comment.