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BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2012
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Antony Burgmans KBE
Current position
Antony Burgmans was appointed a non-executive director of BP on
5 February 2004.
Board and committee activities
He is chairman of the remuneration committee and is a member of the
SEEAC and the chairman’s and the nomination committees.
Outside interests
Antony Burgmans is a member of the supervisory boards of Akzo Nobel
N.V., AEGON N.V. and SHV Holdings N.V., and chairman of the
supervisory board of TNT Express.
Career
He joined Unilever in 1972, holding a succession of marketing and sales
posts, including, from 1988 until 1991, the chairmanship of PT Unilever
Indonesia.
In 1991, he was appointed to the board of Unilever, becoming business
group president, ice cream and frozen foods, Europe in 1994, and
chairman of Unilever’s Europe committee, co-ordinating its European
activities. In 1998, he became vice chairman of Unilever NV and in 1999,
chairman of Unilever NV and vice chairman of Unilever PLC. In 2005, he
became non-executive chairman of Unilever NV and Unilever PLC until his
retirement in 2007.
Relevant experience and skills
Antony Burgmans’ executive career was in international production,
distribution and marketing. Over the years he has made a significant
contribution to the work of the board, adding insight to the areas of
reputation, brand and culture. His global perspective has particular value
as chairman of the remuneration committee and also contributes to his
work on the SEEAC. During the year he has led on internal board matters
in support of the senior independent director. His tenure and independent
approach, demonstrated over many years in his work on SEEAC and the
nomination and remuneration committees, led the board to ask him to
chair the ad-hoc committee of the board dealing with issues relating to
the sale of BP’s share in TNK-BP. His clarity of thought and his approach in
evaluating the events of the last few years has led the board to conclude
that he is still independent even though he has now served just over nine
years as a director. His continued independence, together with his
experience of the BP board and the need for an orderly board succession,
means that the board has asked him to remain as a member of the BP
board for a further period of three years.
Cynthia Carroll
Current position
Cynthia Carroll was appointed a non-executive director of BP on 6 June
2007.
Board and committee activities
She is a member of the SEEAC and the chairman’s and the nomination
committees.
Outside interests
Cynthia Carroll is currently chief executive of Anglo American plc, the
global mining group, chairman of Anglo Platinum Limited and chairman of
De Beers s.a. She will relinquish these roles on 3 April 2013 and will step
down as a director of Anglo American, Anglo Platinum and De Beers at
Anglo American’s AGM in April 2013.
Career
She started her career with Amoco as a petroleum geologist in oil
exploration. In 1989, she joined Alcan Inc, where she spent 18 years
before joining Anglo American in January 2007. Starting in the business
development group of the Rolled Products Division in Alcan, she became
president and chief executive officer of the Primary Metal Group,
responsible for operations in more than 20 countries. She has been chief
executive of Anglo American plc since March 2007.
Relevant experience and skills
Cynthia Carroll’s leadership of global businesses, particularly in the
extractive industry sector has enabled her to make a strong contribution
to the work of the BP board and the SEEAC. Her geo-political experience
has been valuable during the course of the year as has her work on the
nomination committee.
Iain Conn
Current position
Iain Conn is BP’s chief executive, Refining and Marketing. He was
appointed an executive director of BP on 1 July 2004.
Group responsibilities
In addition to his position as chief executive, Refining and Marketing, he
has regional responsibility for Europe, Southern Africa and Asia. He also
has responsibility for the BP brand and related matters.
Outside interests
Iain Conn is a non-executive director and the senior independent director
of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc. He is chairman of the Advisory Board of
Imperial College Business School and a member of the Council of Imperial
College.
Career
He joined BP Oil International in 1986, working in a variety of roles in oil
trading, commercial refining and exploration before becoming, on the
merger between BP and Amoco in 1999, vice president of BP Amoco
Exploration’s mid-continent business unit.
At the end of 2000, he returned to London as group vice president and a
member of the Refining and Marketing segment’s executive committee,
taking over responsibility in 2001 for BP’s marketing operations in Europe.
In 2002 he was appointed chief executive of BP Petrochemicals.
Following his appointment to the board in 2004, he served for three years
as group executive officer, strategic resources, in which he had
responsibility for a number of group functions and regions. He was
appointed chief executive, Refining and Marketing on 1 June 2007.
Relevant experience and skills
Iain Conn’s career has given him extensive knowledge of a broad range of
BP’s businesses, particularly in the area of refining and marketing, which
he has led since 2007. In this last period he has successfully remodelled
BP’s downstream business. He has deep knowledge of safety,
manufacturing, energy markets and technology.
George David
Current position
George David was appointed a non-executive director of BP on
11 February 2008.
Board and committee activities
He is a member of the chairman’s, the audit, the Gulf of Mexico and the
remuneration committees.
Outside interests
George David is vice-chairman of the Peterson Institute for International
Economics.
Career
He began his career with 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 1976. In 1992, he became UTC’s chief operating officer. He served as
UTC’s chief executive officer from 1994 until 2008 and as chairman from
1997 until his retirement in 2009.
Relevant experience and skills
George David has substantial global business and financial experience
through his long career with UTC, a business with significant reliance on
safety and technology. He chairs BP’s technology advisory council and
has brought insights from that task to the board.
His considerable knowledge of the US business environment benefits
considerably the work of the Gulf of Mexico committee of which he
is a member and his extensive financial and commercial knowledge
contributes to the work of the audit and the remuneration committees.