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BP Annual Review 2003
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Introduction
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Performance highlights
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Chairman's letter
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Group chief executive's review
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It starts here
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Financial performance
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Business performance
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Environmental and social performance
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Summary accounts
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Summary corporate governance
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Summary directors' remuneration report
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Board of directors
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Annual general meeting and information for shareholders
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Further information
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 Board of directors
Executive directors
The Lord Browne of Madingley, FREng
Group Chief Executive
Lord Browne (55) joined BP in 1966 and subsequently held a variety of exploration and production and finance posts in the UK, US and Canada. He was appointed an executive director in 1991 and group chief executive in 1995. He is a non-executive director of Intel Corporation and Goldman Sachs. He was knighted in 1998 and made a life peer in 2001.

R L Olver
Deputy Group Chief Executive
Dick Olver (57) joined BP in 1973. His early career involved a wide range of oil, gas and refining projects in the UK, Canada, the Middle East and Norway. In 1990, he was made chief of staff to the chairman of BP and head of corporate strategy. In 1992, he led BP's growth in deepwater exploration in the Gulf of Mexico and was appointed deputy chief executive of exploration and production in 1995. He became chief executive of exploration and production and an executive director of BP in 1998, and deputy group chief executive in 2003. He is a non-executive director of Reuters Group.

Dr D C Allen
Group Chief of Staff
David Allen (49) joined BP in 1978 and subsequently undertook a number of corporate and exploration and production roles in London and New York. He moved to BP's corporate planning function in 1986, becoming group vice president in 1999. He was appointed an executive vice president and group chief of staff in 2000 and an executive director of BP in 2003.

Dr B E Grote
Chief Financial Officer
Byron Grote (55) joined BP in 1987 following the acquisition of Standard Oil (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.

Dr A B Hayward
Chief Executive, Exploration and Production
Tony Hayward (46) joined BP in 1982. He became a director of exploration and production in 1997, the segment in which he had previously held a series of roles. In 2000, he was made group treasurer and became an executive vice president in 2002. He was appointed chief operating officer for exploration and production in 2002 and an executive director of BP in 2003. He is a non-executive director of Corus Group.

J A Manzoni
Chief Executive, Refining and Marketing
John Manzoni (44) joined BP in 1983. He undertook a number of roles in BP's North Sea and Alaskan operations, as well as in investor relations, before becoming group vice president for European marketing. In 2000, he became BP regional president for the eastern US and in 2001 an executive vice president and chief executive for gas and power. He was appointed chief executive of refining and marketing in 2002 and an executive director of BP in 2003.



Non-executive directors
P D Sutherland, KCMG
Chairman
Peter Sutherland (57) rejoined BP's board in 1995, having been a non-executive director from 1990 to 1993, and was appointed chairman in 1997. He is non-executive chairman of Goldman Sachs International and a non-executive director of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Investor AB and The Royal Bank of Scotland Group. He was awarded an honorary KCMG in 2003.

Chairman of the Chairman's and Nomination Committees

Sir Ian Prosser
Deputy Chairman
Sir Ian (60) joined BP's board in 1997 and was appointed non-executive deputy chairman in 1999. He retired as chairman of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC on 31 December 2003. He was a non-executive director of The Boots Company from 1984 to 1996, of Lloyds Bank PLC from 1988 to 1995 and of Lloyds TSB Group from 1995 to 1999. In 1999, he was appointed a non-executive director of GlaxoSmithKline.

Member of the Chairman's, Nomination and Remuneration Committees and chairman of the Audit Committee

J H Bryan
John Bryan (67) joined BP's board in 1998, having previously been a director of Amoco. He serves on the boards of Bank One Corporation, General Motors Corporation and Goldman Sachs. He retired as chairman of Sara Lee Corporation in 2001. He is chairman of Millennium Park Inc., Chicago.

Member of the Chairman's and Audit Committees

A Burgmans
Antony Burgmans (57) joined BP's board in February 2004. He was appointed to the board of Unilever in 1991. In 1999, he became chairman of Unilever NV and vice chairman of Unilever PLC. He is also a member of the supervisory board of ABN AMRO Bank NV and the international advisory board of Allianz AG.

E B Davis, Jr
Erroll B Davis, Jr (59) joined BP's board in 1998, having previously been a director of Amoco. He is chairman and chief executive officer of Alliant Energy. He is a director of the Wisconsin Association of Manufacturers and Commerce, the Edison Electric Institute and the Electric Power Research Institute. He is a non-executive director of PPG Industries and a lifetime member of the board of trustees of Carnegie Mellon University.

Member of the Chairman's, Audit and Remuneration Committees

Dr D S Julius, CBE
DeAnne Julius (54) joined BP's board in 2001. From 1986 until 1997 she held a succession of posts, including chief economist at British Airways and Royal Dutch Shell Group. From 1997 to 2001 she was a full-time member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England. She is chairman of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and a non-executive director of the Court of the Bank of England, Lloyds TSB, Serco and the Roche Group.

Member of the Chairman's and Remuneration Committees

C F Knight
Charles Knight (68) joined BP's board in 1987. He was employed by Lester B Knight and Associates of Chicago, consulting engineers, from 1961 to 1973. In 1972, he joined Emerson Electric Co. and became chairman in 1974. He is a non-executive director of Anheuser-Busch, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, SBC Communications and IBM.

Member of the Chairman's and Remuneration Committees

F A Maljers, KBE
Floris Maljers (70) joined BP's board in 1998, having previously been a director of Amoco. A member of the supervisory board of SHV Holding, he is also chairman of the supervisory boards of KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines and Vendex KBB.

Member of the Chairman's and Ethics and Environment Assurance Committees

Dr W E Massey
Walter Massey (65) joined BP's board in 1998, having previously been a director of Amoco. He is president of Morehouse College, a non-executive director of Motorola, Bank of America and McDonald's Corporation and a member of President Bush's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology.

Member of the Chairman's and Nomination Committees and chairman of the Ethics and Environment Assurance Committee

H M P Miles, OBE
Michael Miles (67) joined BP's board in 1994. He was appointed deputy managing director of Cathay Pacific in 1976, managing director in 1978 and chairman in 1984. In 1988, he became an executive director of John Swire & Sons Ltd. He was chairman of Swire Pacific between 1984 and 1988. He is chairman of Schroders plc and non-executive chairman of Johnson Matthey PLC and a director of BP Pension Trustees Ltd.

Member of the Chairman's, Audit and Ethics and Environment Assurance Committees

Sir Robin Nicholson, FREng, FRS
Sir Robin (69) joined BP's board in 1987. He represents the board on the BP Technology Advisory Council. In 1976, he became managing director of Inco Europe Limited. He was chief scientific adviser in the Cabinet Office from 1981 to 1985. Between 1986 and 1996 he was an executive director of Pilkington. He is a non-executive director of Rolls-Royce plc and pro-chancellor of UMIST.

Member of the Chairman's and Nomination Committees and chairman of the Remuneration Committee

M H Wilson
Michael Wilson (66) joined BP's board in 1998, having previously been a director of Amoco. He was a member of the Canadian Parliament from 1979 to 1983 and held various ministerial posts, including Industry, Science and Technology, Finance, and International Trade. He is chairman of UBS Global Asset Management (Canada) Co. and a non-executive director of Manufacturers Life Insurance Company.

Member of the Chairman's, Audit and Ethics and Environment Assurance Committees

Changes to the board
Antony Burgmans was appointed a non-executive director on 5 February 2004.

Company secretary
David Jackson (51) was appointed company secretary on 24 July 2003. He was company secretary and general counsel of Powergen Plc between 1989 and 2002. A solicitor, he is a member of the Listing Authorities Advisory Committee and a director of Business in the Community.

Judith Hanratty retired as company secretary on 24 July 2003.




 
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