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British Petroleum
COMPANY
Founded in 1909 to explore the oilfields of Persia (now Iran). Originally called the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. Generally markets itself as "BP".
Official Website:
http://www.bp.com/
Industry:
Energy
EXECUTIVES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| David Allen |
Business |
c. 1955 |
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Group Chief of Staff, BP, 2000-08 |
| John Browne |
Business |
20-Feb-1948 |
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CEO of British Petroleum, 1995-2007 |
| Anna C. Catalano |
Business |
c. 1959 |
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Former executive at BP-Amoco |
| Rodney F. Chase |
Business |
c. 1943 |
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Former BP executive |
| Iain Conn |
Business |
c. 1963 |
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CEO Refining & Marketing, BP |
| Robert Dudley |
Business |
14-Sep-1955 |
|
CEO of BP |
| Kenneth Feinberg |
Government |
23-Oct-1945 |
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Pay Czar for TARP and Gulf of Mexico disaster |
| W. Douglas Ford |
Business |
c. 1944 |
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Former BP/Amoco executive |
| Stephen F. Gates |
Business |
20-May-1946 |
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Former EVP, Conoco-Phillips |
| Byron Grote |
Business |
c. 1948 |
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CFO of BP |
| Thomas M. Hamilton |
Business |
c. 1944 |
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CEO of EEX Corporation, 1997-2002 |
| Richard Haythornthwaite |
Business |
c. 1957 |
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Chairman of Mastercard |
| Tony Hayward |
Business |
c. 1957 |
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CEO of BP, 2007-10 |
| Robert B. Horton |
Business |
18-Aug-1939 |
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CEO of BP, 1989-92 |
| Andy Inglis |
Business |
c. 1960 |
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BP's head of exploration & production, 2007-10 |
| William J. Johnson |
Business |
c. 1934 |
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President of Apache Corporation, 1991-94 |
| William G. Lowrie |
Business |
c. 1944 |
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President of Amoco, 1995-98 |
| Lamar McKay |
Business |
c. 1957 |
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President of BP America |
| Larry D. McVay |
Business |
c. 1957 |
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Edgewater Energy Partners |
| Charles J. Pitman |
Business |
c. 1942 |
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Retired Amoco executive |
| James H. Ross |
Business |
c. 1940 |
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Chairman of National Grid, 1999-2002 |
| David J. H. Smith |
Business |
c. 1942 |
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CEO of Whatman plc, 1996-2001 |
| Enrique J. Sosa |
Business |
c. 1940 |
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Former Dow Chemical/Amoco executive |
| Dan A. Westbrook |
Business |
c. 1953 |
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Former executive, BP China |
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| David Allen |
Business |
c. 1955 |
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Group Chief of Staff, BP, 2000-08 |
| Antony Burgmans |
Business |
13-Feb-1947 |
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Chairman of Unilever, 1999-2007 |
| Cynthia Carroll |
Business |
c. 1956 |
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CEO of Anglo American |
| William Castell |
Business |
10-Apr-1947 |
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CEO of GE Healthcare |
| Iain Conn |
Business |
c. 1963 |
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CEO Refining & Marketing, BP |
| Erroll B. Davis, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1943 |
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Chancellor, University System of Georgia |
| Robert Dudley |
Business |
14-Sep-1955 |
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CEO of BP |
| Douglas J. Flint |
Business |
c. 1956 |
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Group Finance Director, HSBC |
| Byron Grote |
Business |
c. 1948 |
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CFO of BP |
| Tony Hayward |
Business |
c. 1957 |
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CEO of BP, 2007-10 |
| Andy Inglis |
Business |
c. 1960 |
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BP's head of exploration & production, 2007-10 |
| DeAnne S. Julius |
Economist |
14-Apr-1949 |
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Chairman, Royal Institute of International Affairs |
| Walter E. Massey |
Business |
5-Apr-1938 |
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Morehouse College president, physicist |
| Tom McKillop |
Business |
19-Mar-1943 |
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Chairman, Royal Bank of Scotland |
| Ian Prosser |
Business |
c. 1945 |
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CEO of Six Continents plc, 1987-2000 |
| Peter Sutherland |
Government |
25-Apr-1946 |
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First Director General of the WTO |
PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
EMPLOYMENT
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| John Chisholm |
Business |
c. 1946 |
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Chairman of QinetiQ |
| Peter S. Hellman |
Business |
c. 1949 |
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President of Nordson Corporation |
| Todd Palin |
Relative |
6-Sep-1964 |
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Husband of Sarah Palin |
EXTRANEOUS
CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Gary Burghoff |
Actor |
24-May-1943 |
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