Kenan was appointed as the President of ExxonMobil Korea Inc. on September 1, 2022, and assumed the role of ExxonMobil’s Lead Country Manager in S. Korea.

Kenan graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, USA in 1995 with a degree in International Economics. Kenan later received International Management degree from Harvard University in Boston, MA, USA in 1998 and Masters of Business Administration degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, USA in 2001.

Kenan began his ExxonMobil career at ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Company in Houston, USA in 2001 in New Business Development. After a series of business development and gas marketing assignments in Houston, Moscow and London, in 2010 Kenan became the New Business Development Manager for Europe, Turkey and Caspian, based in London, UK.

In 2012-2016, Kenan worked at ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures in London in a role of Commercial Manager responsible for identification, appraisal, and pursuit of new upstream opportunities in Europe, Russia, Caspian, Middle East, and Africa.

In summer 2016, Kenan relocated to Moscow, Russia to assume the role of Vice President - Commercial for ExxonMobil affiliates in Russia. For the following six years Kenan was responsible for the development of Exxon Neftegas Limited operated Sakhalin-1 Project, including implementation of RFE LNG Project, and for commercial oversight of other ExxonMobil activities in Russia.

During the summer of 2022, Kenan has completed the assignment in Russia and relocated to S. Korea to assume his current role. Kenan now resides in Seoul with his wife and three kids.​