Admiral Frank Bowman
Current position
Frank Bowman was appointed a non-executive director of BP on 8 November 2010.
Board and committee activities
He is a member of the SEEAC and the chairman’s and the Gulf of Mexico committees.
Frank Bowman was appointed a non-executive director of BP on 8 November 2010.
Board and committee activities
He is a member of the SEEAC and the chairman’s and the Gulf of Mexico committees.
Outside interests
Frank Bowman is president of Strategic Decisions, LLC and a director of Morgan Stanley Mutual Funds, the American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association, and the Naval and Nuclear Technologies, LLP.
Career
He 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 director of the naval nuclear propulsion programme in the Department of the Navy and the Department of Energy for over eight years.
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 also elected to the US National Academy of Engineering in 2009.
Frank Bowman is president of Strategic Decisions, LLC and a director of Morgan Stanley Mutual Funds, the American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association, and the Naval and Nuclear Technologies, LLP.
Career
He 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 director of the naval nuclear propulsion programme in the Department of the Navy and the Department of Energy for over eight years.
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 also 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 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, particularly in the area of refining. He makes a significant contribution to the work of the SEEAC and the Gulf of Mexico committee. He has actively supported the work of the BP MIT academy.
Frank Bowman has a deep knowledge of engineering coupled with exceptional experience in 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, particularly in the area of refining. He makes a significant contribution to the work of the SEEAC and the Gulf of Mexico committee. He has actively supported the work of the BP MIT academy.
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