Board of Directors

United States
Lamar McKay
Senior Independent Director and Non-management Director
Appointed to the Board: December 2020
Nationality: United States
Committee Membership:
- Compensation Committee (Chairman)
- Nomination & Corporate Governance Committee
- Safety, Environment & Social Responsibility Committee
Skills and Experience:
Lamar is currently Non‐management Chairman of APA Corporation, an independent energy company that explores for, develops and produces natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids. He was, until July 2020, Chief Transition Officer of BP plc. During a 40-year career in Amoco and subsequently with BP, following the merger of the two companies, Lamar held a variety of senior executive roles, including responsibility for BP’s interests in the TNK-BP joint venture, Chairman and CEO of BP Americas (during which period he acted as President of the Gulf Coast Restoration Organization and Chief Executive Officer for BP’s worldwide Upstream Division). From April 2016 to February 2020, he was Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer of BP.
Education:
Bachelor of Science from Mississippi State University
External Appointments:
- Current Public Directorships: APA Corporation.
- Current Non-Public Directorships: Not applicable.
- Former Public Directorships in the Last 5 years: Not applicable.
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