Andrew Shilston
Current position
Andrew Shilston was appointed a non-executive director of BP on 1 January 2012 and became BP’s senior independent director on 12 April 2012.
Board and committee activities
He is a member of the chairman’s and the audit committees and attends the nomination committee.
Outside interests
Andrew Shilston is a non-executive director of Circle Holdings plc and chairman of the Morgan Crucible Company plc.
Andrew Shilston was appointed a non-executive director of BP on 1 January 2012 and became BP’s senior independent director on 12 April 2012.
Board and committee activities
He is a member of the chairman’s and the audit committees and attends the nomination committee.
Outside interests
Andrew Shilston is a non-executive director of Circle Holdings plc and chairman of the Morgan Crucible Company plc.
Career
He trained as a chartered accountant before joining BP as a management accountant. He subsequently joined Abbott Laboratories before moving to Enterprise Oil plc in 1984 at the time of flotation. In 1989 he became treasurer of Enterprise Oil and was appointed finance director in 1993. After the sale of Enterprise Oil to Shell in 2002, in 2003 he became finance director of Rolls-Royce plc until his retirement on 31 December 2011.
He has served as a non-executive director on the board of Cairn Energy plc where he chaired the audit committee.
Relevant experience and skills
Andrew Shilston has had a long career in finance within the oil and gas industry. His knowledge and experience as a chief financial officer, firstly in Enterprise Oil and then Rolls-Royce, and as audit committee chairman at Cairn Energy makes him well suited as a member of BP’s audit committee. He has also provided valuable insight to the work of the Russia committee. As senior independent director he has attended meetings of the nomination committee.
He trained as a chartered accountant before joining BP as a management accountant. He subsequently joined Abbott Laboratories before moving to Enterprise Oil plc in 1984 at the time of flotation. In 1989 he became treasurer of Enterprise Oil and was appointed finance director in 1993. After the sale of Enterprise Oil to Shell in 2002, in 2003 he became finance director of Rolls-Royce plc until his retirement on 31 December 2011.
He has served as a non-executive director on the board of Cairn Energy plc where he chaired the audit committee.
Relevant experience and skills
Andrew Shilston has had a long career in finance within the oil and gas industry. His knowledge and experience as a chief financial officer, firstly in Enterprise Oil and then Rolls-Royce, and as audit committee chairman at Cairn Energy makes him well suited as a member of BP’s audit committee. He has also provided valuable insight to the work of the Russia committee. As senior independent director he has attended meetings of the nomination committee.
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