On January 27, 2021, Engine No. 1 Management LLC, announced that it has nominated 4 candidates; Gregory Goff, Kaisa Hietala, Alexander Karsner, and Anders Runevad to join Exxon Mobil Corporation's board of directors. Engine No.1 stated that its' move to nominate 4 new directors to the Company's board officially launches its proxy fight to wrest control over the Company's direction.