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BP Annual Report and Accounts 2008
Directors and senior management
Dr B E Grote
Byron Grote (60) joined BP in 1987 following the acquisition of The
Standard Oil Company of Ohio, where he had worked since 1979. He
became group treasurer in 1992 and in 1994 regional chief executive in
Latin America. In 1999, he was appointed an executive vice president of
exploration and production, and chief executive of chemicals in 2000. He
was appointed an executive director of BP in 2000 and chief financial
officer in 2002. He is a non-executive director of Unilever NV and
Unilever PLC.
A G Inglis
Andy Inglis (49) joined BP in 1980, working on various North Sea
projects. Following a series of commercial roles in exploration, in 1996 he
became chief of staff, exploration and production. From 1997 until 1999,
he was responsible for leading BP’s activities in the deepwater Gulf of
Mexico. In 1999, he was appointed vice president of BP’s US western
gas business unit. In 2004, he became executive vice president and
deputy chief executive of exploration and production. He was appointed
chief executive of BP’s exploration and production business and an
executive director in February 2007. He is a non-executive director of
BAE Systems plc.
Senior management
R Bondy
Rupert Bondy (47) joined BP as group general counsel in May 2008.
In 1989 he joined US law firm Morrison & Foerster, working in San
Francisco and London. From 1994 to 1995, he worked for UK law firm
Lovells in London. In 1995, he joined SmithKline Beecham as senior
counsel for mergers and acquisitions and other corporate matters. He
subsequently held positions of increasing responsibility and following the
merger of SmithKline Beecham and GlaxoWellcome he was appointed
senior vice president and general counsel of GlaxoSmithKline in 2001.
S Bott
Sally Bott (59) joined BP in 2005 as an executive vice president
responsible for global human resources. Sally joined Citibank in 1970 and,
following a variety of roles, was appointed a vice president in human
resources in 1979 and subsequently held a series of positions as a
human resources director to sectors of Citibank. In 1994, she joined
Barclays De Zoete Wedd, an investment bank, as head of human
resources and in 1997 became group human resources director of
Barclays plc. From 2000 to early 2005, she was managing director of
Marsh and McLennan and head of global human resources at Marsh Inc.
In 2008, Sally was elected as a non-executive director of UBS AG.
V Cox
Vivienne Cox (49) joined BP in 1981. Following a series of commercial
roles, she was appointed chief executive of Air BP in 1998. From 1999
until 2001, she was group vice president of BP Oil, responsible for
business-to-business marketing and oil supply and trading. From 2001 to
2004, she was group vice president for integrated supply and trading. In
2004, she was appointed an executive vice president, responsible for
gas, power and renewables in addition to the supply and trading
businesses. In late 2005, she became responsible for Alternative Energy.
She is a non-executive director of Rio Tinto plc and Climate Change
Capital Limited.
H L McKay
Lamar McKay (50) was appointed chairman and president of BP America,
Inc. from 1 February 2009. He joined Amoco Production Company as a
petroleum engineer in 1980 and later served in a variety of operating,
commercial and M&A roles. In 1993, he became general manager of
Arkoma Basin and in 1997, the business unit leader for the Gulf of
Mexico Shelf. During 1998-2000, he worked on the BP-Amoco merger
and served as general manager for BP p.l.c. worldwide exploration and
production strategy and planning. In 2000, he became business unit
leader for the Central North Sea in Aberdeen, and subsequently chief of
staff for worldwide exploration and production in London, following which
he served as chief of staff for the BP deputy group chief executive.
Lamar then worked as group vice president for Russia & Kazakhstan,
during which time he was appointed to the board of TNK-BP. He was
named executive vice-president of BP America and COO in the USA in
May 2007. In early 2008, he became executive vice president of BP p.l.c.
special projects, focusing on Russia, subsequently joining the group
executive management team in June 2008.
J Mogford
John Mogford (55) joined BP in 1977, spending the early part of his
career in a variety of drilling and production roles. In 1999, he became
group vice president for health, safety and the environment before being
appointed as group vice president for gas, power and renewables in
2002. In 2004, he returned to exploration and production as group vice
president (technology and functions). In 2005, he was appointed as
senior group vice president of safety and operations before becoming
executive vice president, safety and operations in October 2007.
He became chief operating officer of refining from 1 March 2008.
On 15 January 2009, he moved to chief operating officer for US fuels
value chains and head of refining.
S Westwell
Steve Westwell (50) joined BP in the manufacturing and supply division of
BP Southern Africa in 1988. Following various retail positions in the UK
and the US he was appointed head of retail and a member of the board
of BP Southern Africa Pty. In 2003, he became president and chief
executive officer of BP solar, and in 2004, group vice president of natural
gas liquids, power, solar and renewables. In 2005, he was appointed
group vice president of alternative energy. He was appointed group chief
of staff on 1 January 2008.
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