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After his retirement as an Admiral in 2004, he was president and chief
executive officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute until 2008. He served on
the BP Independent Safety Review Panel and was a member of the BP
America external advisory council. He was appointed Honorary Knight
Commander of the British Empire in 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II. He was
elected to the US National Academy of Engineering in 2009.
Relevant experience and skills
Frank Bowman has a deep knowledge of engineering coupled with
exceptional experience in process safety arising from his time with the US
Navy and, later, the Nuclear Energy Institute. His service on the BP
Independent Safety Review Panel gave him direct experience of BP’s
safety aims and requirements, which has been important for his work on
the SEEAC. He has made a significant contribution to the work of the Gulf
of Mexico committee.
Antony Burgmans
Independent non-executive director
Tenure
Appointed 5 February 2004 (10 years)
Board and committee activities
Chairman of the remuneration committee
Member of the SEEAC
Member of the chairman’s committee
Member of nomination committee
Outside interests
Member of the supervisory boards of Akzo Nobel N.V., AEGON N.V. and
SHV Holdings N.V.
Chairman of the supervisory board of TNT Express
Age
66
Nationality
Dutch
Career
Antony Burgmans joined Unilever in 1972, holding a succession of
marketing and sales posts, including the chairmanship of PT Unilever
Indonesia from 1988 until 1991.
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. During his career he has lived and worked in London,
Hamburg, Jakarta, Stockholm and Rotterdam.
Antony Burgmans has been nominated chairman of Akzo Nobel’s
supervisory board from April 2014.
Relevant experience and skills
Antony Burgmans’ executive career has been in the fields of 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 to his work on the
SEEAC, on whose behalf he has made several visits to operations of the
group.
He led the remuneration committee in its task of preparing a formal
remuneration policy for adoption by shareholders. In this role he has had
extensive dialogue with shareholders. He continues to provide wise
counsel to the board and leads the evaluation of the chairman.
Paul Anderson
Independent non-executive director
Tenure
Appointed 1 February 2010 (4 years)
Board and committee activities
Chairman of the SEEAC
Member of the chairman’s committee
Member of the nomination committee
Member of the Gulf of Mexico committee
Outside interests
Non-executive director of BAE Systems PLC.
Age
68
Nationality
American
Career
Paul Anderson was formerly chief executive at BHP Billiton and Duke
Energy, where he also served as chairman of the board. Having previously
been chief executive officer and managing director of BHP Limited and
then BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc, he rejoined these latter two
boards in 2006 as a non-executive director, retiring on 31 January 2010.
He also served as a non-executive director on a number of boards in the
US and Australia and as chief executive officer of Pan Energy Corp.
Relevant experience and skills
Paul Anderson became a board member in early 2010, joining the SEEAC.
He was a member of the Gulf of Mexico committee from its formation in
August 2010. He took the chair of the SEEAC in December 2012. As chair
he has continued the committee’s focus on safety matters. His broad
experience of the global oil and gas industry and of the US business
environment has benefited the board, the SEEAC and the Gulf of Mexico
committee. He has actively supported the work of the BP Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) academy.
He has led the SEEAC on several visits to the company’s operations and
has commenced a dialogue with the company’s socially responsible
investors.
Admiral Frank Bowman
Independent non-executive director
Tenure
Appointed 8 November 2010 (3 years)
Board and committee activities
Member of the SEEAC
Member of the chairman’s committee
Member of the Gulf of Mexico committee
Outside interests
President of Strategic Decisions, LLC.
Director of Morgan Stanley Mutual Funds
Director of the American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association
Director of Naval and Nuclear Technologies, LLP.
Age
69
Nationality
American
Career
Frank Bowman joined the United States Navy in 1966. During his naval
service, he commanded the nuclear submarine USS City of Corpus Christi
and the USS Holland. He served as a flag officer: as the Navy’s chief of
personnel; on the joint staff as director of Political-Military Affairs; and as a
director of the naval nuclear propulsion programme in the Department of
the Navy and the Department of Energy for over eight years. He also
completed two masters degrees in engineering at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in 1973.