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R W Dudley
Robert Dudley (54) joined the Amoco Corporation in 1979 for whom he
worked until its merger with BP in 1998. Following a variety of posts in
the US, the UK, the South China Sea and Moscow, in 2001 he became
group vice president responsible for BP’s upstream businesses in Russia,
the Caspian Region, Angola, Algeria and Egypt. From 2003 to 2008,
Mr Dudley was president and chief executive officer of TNK-BP in
Moscow. He was appointed an executive director on 6 April 2009 and is
an executive vice president with responsibility for broad oversight of the
company’s activities in the Americas and Asia.
Dr B E Grote
Byron Grote (61) 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 (50) 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 2007. He is a non-executive director of BAE
Systems plc.
Senior management
R Bondy
Rupert Bondy (48) 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 (60) joined BP in 2005 as an executive vice president
responsible for global human resources. Sally joined Citibank in 1970 and
was in the economics department and the finance function before joining
human resources. She was appointed human resources vice president in
1979. 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.
H L McKay
Lamar McKay (51) was appointed chairman and president of BP America,
Inc. in February 2009. He joined Amoco Production Company as a
petroleum engineer in 1980. He held a variety of roles before becoming
group vice president for Russia & Kazakhstan in 2003, also being
appointed to the board of TNK-BP in 2004. In 2007, he was named
executive vice-president of BP America and COO. In early 2008, he
became executive vice president of BP plc special projects, focusing
on Russia, subsequently joining the group executive management team
in June 2008.
S Westwell
Steve Westwell (51) 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 in January 2008.
BP Annual Report and Accounts 2009
Board performance and biographies