Maria A. Martinez

Maria A. Martinez serves as Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Administration and Communications at Murphy. Martinez joined the Company in 2010 as Manager, Human Resources, progressing through roles of increasing responsibility.  In 2013, she was named Vice President, Human Resources and Administration of Murphy Exploration & Production Company, and in 2018, she was promoted to Vice President, Human Resources and Administration of Murphy Oil Corporation. Martinez assumed her current role in 2025.  She holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas.  Martinez also completed the Chief Human Resources Officer Executive Education Program at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and earned the Corporate Director Certificate from Harvard Business School.