BP (BP)

Dr A B Hayward
Tony Hayward (50) joined BP in 1982. He held a series of roles in exploration and production, becoming a director of exploration and production in 1997. In 2000, he was made group treasurer, and an executive vice president in 2002. He was chief executive officer of exploration and production between 2002 and February 2007. He became an executive director of BP in 2003 and was appointed as group chief executive on 1 May 2007. Dr Hayward is a non-executive director of Corus Group plc.

Dr D C Allen
David Allen (53) 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 executive vice president and group chief of staff in 2000 and an executive director of BP in 2003. Dr Allen relinquished the role of group chief of staff on 1 January 2008, becoming a special adviser to the group chief executive. He will retire from the board on 31 March 2008. He is a director of BP Pension Trustees Limited.

I C Conn
Iain Conn (45) joined BP in 1986. Following a variety of roles in oil trading, commercial refining, retail and commercial marketing operations, and exploration and production, in 2000 he became group vice president of BP’s refining and marketing business. From 2002 to 2004, he was chief executive of petrochemicals. He was appointed group executive officer with a range of regional and functional responsibilities and an executive director in 2004. He was appointed chief executive of refining and marketing in June 2007. He is a non-executive director of Rolls-Royce Group plc.

Dr B E Grote
Byron Grote (59) joined BP in 1987 following the acquisition of The Standard Oil Company of Ohio, where he had worked since 1979. He