Walter K. Compton
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Oil and Natural gas
Murphy Oil Company Ltd
Canada
Biography
Walter K. Compton serves as Executive Vice President & General Counsel for Murphy Oil Corporation. Compton joined the Law Department of Murphy in 1988 and was promoted to attorney four years later. In 1996, he was promoted to Manager, Law and Corporate Secretary. He was named Vice President, Law in 2009 and was promoted to Senior Vice President & General Counsel in 2011. Compton received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University and a law degree from the University of Arkansas.
Research Interest
Business
