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Directors, senior management and employees
The following lists the company’s directors and senior management as at 19 February 2008.
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Name Initially elected or appointed
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P D Sutherland Chairman Chairman since May 1997
Director since July 1995
Sir Ian Prosser Non-Executive Deputy Chairman Deputy chairman since February 1999
Director since May 1997
ABurgmans Non-Executive Director February 2004
C B Carroll Non-Executive Director June 2007
Sir William Castell Non-Executive Director July 2006
G David Non-Executive Director February 2008
EBDavis,Jr Non-Executive Director December 1998
D J Flint Non-Executive Director January 2005
Dr D S Julius Non-Executive Director November 2001
Sir Tom McKillop Non-Executive Director July 2004
Dr W E Massey Non-Executive Director December 1998
Dr A B Hayward Executive Director (Group Chief Executive) Group Chief Executive since May 2007
Director since February 2003
Dr D C Allen Executive Director, Special Adviser (formerly Group Chief of Staff) February 2003
I C Conn Executive Director (Chief Executive, Refining and Marketing) July 2004
Dr B E Grote Executive Director (Chief Financial Officer) August 2000
A G Inglis Executive Director (Chief Executive, Exploration and Production) February 2007
PBPBevan Group General Counsel September 1992
SBott Executive Vice President, Human Resources March 2005
VCox Executive Vice President, Alternative Energy July 2004
R A Malone Executive Vice President (Chairman and President of BP America Inc.) July 2006
JMogford Executive Vice President, Safety and Operations October 2007
S Westwell Executive Vice President (Group Chief of Staff) January 2008
At the company’s 2007 annual general meeting (AGM), the following directors retired, offered themselves for re-election and were duly re-elected:
Dr D C Allen, The Lord Browne of Madingley, Mr A Burgmans, Mr I C Conn, Mr E B Davis, Jr, Mr D J Flint, Dr B E Grote, Dr A B Hayward,
Dr D S Julius, Sir Tom McKillop, Mr J A Manzoni, Dr W E Massey, Sir Ian Prosser and Mr P D Sutherland.
David Jackson (55) was appointed company secretary in 2003. A solicitor, he is a director of BP Pension Trustees Limited and a member of the
Listing Authorities Advisory Committee.
Directors
Changes to the board
Set out below is a statement by the chairman describing various changes to the composition of the board that occurred during 2007.
In addition to John Browne’s resignation and Tony Hayward’s appointment as group chief executive, on which I have already commented in my
letter to shareholders, there have been some important changes to the board.
John Manzoni agreed with the board that he would step down as a director on 31 August 2007. He has taken up a senior position in the
industry in Canada. John has shown the most immense commitment and dedication to BP through a period of long and loyal service.
David Allen will retire as a director on 31 March 2008. David has served on the board since 2003 and was group chief of staff until 1 January
2008. He has made a significant contribution to the group in many key areas, most particularly in shaping and applying corporate strategy.
I would like to thank John Browne, John Manzoni and David Allen for their contributions.
Walter Massey will stand down at the forthcoming AGM. Walter joined the BP board at the time of the Amoco merger in 1998 and has made
a significant contribution in his tireless work as chairman of the safety, ethics and environment assurance committee. His strong scientific
background, coupled with his broad experience of the US gained through his academic work and his role on a number of high-profile boards, has
resulted in a very broad and significant contribution to the work of the board and its committees. He will be sorely missed and, on behalf of the
board, I would like to thank him for all he has done.
I am very pleased to welcome Cynthia Carroll and George David as new non-executive directors. Cynthia, who joined the board in June 2007,
is the chief executive of Anglo American plc and has broad experience of the global extractive industries, having previously worked at Alcan and
Amoco. Cynthia is a member of the chairman’s committee and will join the safety, ethics and environment assurance committee in due course.
George was appointed in February 2008. He is the chairman and chief executive of United Technologies Corporation and so has substantial
experience of global industry. George is a member of the chairman’s committee.
I would also like to welcome Andy Inglis to the board. He was appointed as a director on 1 February 2007 as chief executive of the Exploration
and Production segment. On 1 June 2007, Iain Conn became chief executive of the Refining and Marketing segment.
During the year, we have kept under review the mix of skills on the board, particularly in light of the strategic and operational challenges that
face the group both now and in the coming years. We have reviewed and refreshed our succession policy for non-executive directors and expect
to make further appointments to the board shortly.
Peter Sutherland
Chairman