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Board of Directors
From the company's website: [http://www.bp.com/managedlistingsection.do?categoryId=9021626&contentId=7041219] (check link)
*Tony Hayward, CEO
Tony Hayward began his career with [[BP]] in 1982. He's played technical and commercial roles in BP Exploration in the [[U.K.]], [[France]], and [[China]] and [[Colombia]], and, in September 1995, became President of [[BP Venezuela]]. In August 1997, he returned to London as Director of [[BP Exploration]]. Hayward became Group Vice President of BP Amoco Exploration and Production as well as a member of the group’s Upstream Executive Committee in 1999. He was appointed Group Treasurer in 2000. He became Chief Executive, Exploration and Production, in January 2003. Hayward is also a nonexecutive director at [[Corus Group]] and a member of the [[Citibank]] Advisory Board. In 2005, he was appointed a Companion of the [[Chartered Management Inst.]] in the [[U.K.]] for his achievements in leadership in the energy industry.
*Peter D. SutherlandCarl-Henric Svanberg, Chairman[[Svanberg was appointed Chairman of BP on January 1st, 2010, succeeding Peter D. Sutherland]] KCMG serves as Managing Director of [[Goldman Sachs]] International. Mr. Sutherland served as Director General Before coming to BP, Svanberg was chief executive officer of [[GATT]] Ericsson and Group Secretary and General Counsel chairman of [[World Trade Organization]] from 1993 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB. Svanberg continues to 1995. He is be a former Attorney General non-executive director of Ireland Ericsson, and is also served as European Commissioner from 1985 to 1989, responsible for competition policy. He serves as Chairman on the boards of the Confederation of British PetroleumSwedish Enterprise, BP Amoco PLC Melker Schörling AB and United Kingdom. He has also been a Independent Non Executive Director the University of National Westminster Bank PLC and its subsidiary, Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, since January 2001Uppsala. He serves as is a Non-Executive Director member of Foundation the Steering Committee of the [[World Economic Forum]]. He serves as a Director of Goldman Sachs International Global Alliance for Information and Member of International Advisory Board Communication Technologies and Joint Advisory Council of [[Allianz AG]]. He served as a Director of LM Ericsson Telephone Co (formerly, Ericsson LM Telephone Co.) since 1996, Ericsson SPA since 1996 Development and Investor AB since 1995. He served as a Member of International Advisory Board the external advisory board of [[CNOOC]] Ltd. since March 20, 2003the Earth Institute at Columbia University.
*George David, Non-Executive Director
[[George David]] was appointed as a non-executive director of BP on 11 February 2008. Mr David began his career in [[The Boston Consulting Group]] before joining the [[Otis Elevator Company]] in 1975. He held various roles in Otis and later in [[United Technologies Corporation]] (UTC), following Otis’s merger with UTC in 1977. Mr David is vice-chairman of the Peterson Institute for International Economics and was previously a non-executive director of [[Citigroup]].
[[Douglas Flint]] is Group Finance Director of [[HSBC Holdings]] plc and a Director of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad. He is a non executive director of BP plc. In June 2006 he was honoured with a CBE (Commander Of The British Empire) by
Her Majesty the Queen in recognition of his services to the finance industry. Mr Flint was Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council’s review of the Turnbull Guidance on Internal Control between 2004-2005 and served on the Accounting Standards Board and the Advisory Council of the International Accounting Standards Board from 2001-2004.
*Dr. DeAnne Julius, Non-Executive Director
[[DeAnne Julius]] began her career as a project economist with the [[World Bank]] in Washington. From 1986 until 1997, she held a succession of posts, including chief economist at [[British Airways]] and [[Royal Dutch Shell]] Group. From 1997 to 2001, she was an independent member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England. She is chairman of the [[Royal Institute of International Affairs]] and a non-executive director of Lloyds TSB Group PLC, Roche Holdings SA and Serco Group plc.
*Other Key PR Personnel
[[Linda Bartman]] is BP's marketing communications director, with responsibility for "for 360 communications plans directed to consumers, in addition to b-to-b [business-to-business] and b-to-c [business-to-consumer] strategy for promoting the BP brand to 10,500 retail sites." Bartman launched BP's first lifestyle campaign, "Younger for Longer," in 2008. The campaign used "older" athletes to promote BP's "Invigorate" gas additive. "It's about creating relevance for the consumer," Bartman explained. "More than that, it's about explaining the [product] experience, when consumers already incorporate it into a routine and [later] don't think about it." <ref>Nicole Zerillo, "[http://www.prweekus.com/Bartmans-innovative-tactics-fuel-BPs-branding/article/119687/ Bartman's innovative tactics fuel BP's branding]," ''PR Week'', October 20, 2008.</ref>
===Former Board and Staff===
*Peter D. Sutherland, former Chairman
[[Peter D. Sutherland]] served as chairman from 1997-2009, and was succeeded by Carl-Henric Svanberg on January 1, 2010. Mr. Sutherland KCMG serves as Managing Director of [[Goldman Sachs]] International. Mr. Sutherland served as Director General of [[GATT]] and Group Secretary and General Counsel of [[World Trade Organization]] from 1993 to 1995. He is a former Attorney General of Ireland and also served as European Commissioner from 1985 to 1989, responsible for competition policy. He serves as Chairman of British Petroleum, BP Amoco PLC and United Kingdom. He has also been a Independent Non Executive Director of National Westminster Bank PLC and its subsidiary, Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, since January 2001. He serves as a Non-Executive Director of Foundation of the [[World Economic Forum]]. He serves as a Director of Goldman Sachs International and Member of International Advisory Board and Joint Advisory Council of [[Allianz AG]]. He served as a Director of LM Ericsson Telephone Co (formerly, Ericsson LM Telephone Co.) since 1996, Ericsson SPA since 1996 and Investor AB since 1995. He served as a Member of International Advisory Board of [[CNOOC]] Ltd. since March 20, 2003.
*Errol B. Davis, Jr, former Director
[[Errol B. Davis]] is Chancellor of the University System of Georgia. Davis, who took office on February 6, 2006, had served as chairman of the board of [[Alliant Energy Corporation]] -- an energy holding company with $8.3 billion in total assets and annual operating revenues of $3 billion -- since 2000. Davis retired from his dual roles as president and CEO in July 2005, and retained the chairman’s post until his move to the University System.
*Sir Tom McKillop, former Director
Sir [[Tom McKillop]] was appointed a non-executive director of BP in 2004. Following the demerger of Zeneca Group PLC from ICI PLC, in 1994 he became chief executive officer of [[Zeneca Pharmaceuticals]] and, in 1996, he was appointed to the board of Zeneca Group PLC as an executive director. Sir Tom was chief executive of AstraZeneca PLC from the merger of Astra AB and Zeneca Group PLC in 1999 until 2005. Sir Tom is chairman of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and was a non-executive director of Lloyds TSB Group PLC until 2004. Sir Tom was knighted in 2002.
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