News Release

Announcement Of Appointment Of Non-Executive Director

 

Date of Appointment * 01-05-2008  
Name * Timothy Bullock  
Age * 47  
Country of principal residence * United Kingdom  
Whether appointment is executive, and if so, area of responsibility *
Non-executive  
Job Title Non-Executive Non-Independent Director  
Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years *
2008 to present:
Integrated Supply & Trading (IST) Group Vice President, Global Oil SPU, responsible for all BP's Oil Trading and Supply Activities across Oil America, Oil Europe and Finance and Eastern Hemisphere.

2007 - 2008
IST Group Vice President, Most of World, responsible for all BP's Trading and Supply Activities outside of North and South America.

2006 - 2007
Regional Business Leader, Europe and Africa Oil, IST, BP London, responsible for all of BP's trading and supply activity in Europe including refinery optimization, marketing supply and discretionary trading.

2005 - 2006
Strategic Projects Director, Asia, BP London, looking at major business opportunities for BP in Asia.

2002 - 2005
Regional Business Unit Leader, North American Gas and Power, IST, BP Houston, responsible for the number one gas trading and marketing business in North America. Also sat as Secretary of the Natural Gas Supply Association, an industry wide body representing Natural Gas Producers in North America.

2001 - 2002
Regional Business Unit Leader, Energy Finance and Chemicals, Integrated Supply and Trading, BP London, responsible for BP's European Gas and Power Trading, BP's Global Finance Trading, BP's Energy Risk Management business and the setting up of Chemicals Trading in IST.

2000 - 2001
Vice President, Supply and Logistics Europe, BP London, responsible for the optimization of all of BP's refineries in Europe as well as ensuring optimal supply to all of BP's marketing activities in Europe.

1999 - 2000
Business Unit Leader, Manufacturing Supply and Trading, BP South Africa, looking after the JV refinery in Durban, South Africa and optimizing the supply to that refinery and to BP's marketing assets in South and East Africa.

1996 - 1999
Trading Director, Eastern Hemisphere, BP Singapore, responsible for all BP's trading activity in the Eastern hemisphere and all supply optimization around BP's share of the SRC refinery in Singapore.  
 
Shareholding * in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries *
None  
 
Family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries *
None  
 
Conflict of interest *
None  
 
>> Other Directorship#
# These fields are not applicable for announcements of appointments pursuant to Rule 704(9)
 
Past (for the last five years)
None  
Present
BP Investments Asia Limited
BP Japan Trading Limited
BP Oil International Limited
Britannic Energy Trading Limited
Britannic Strategies Limited
Britannic Trading Limited  
 
>> Information required under Rule 704(7)(h)

Disclose the following matters concerning a director, chief executive officer, general manager or other executive officer of equivalent rank. If the answer to any questions is "yes", full details must be given.

 
(a) * Whether at any time during the last 10 years, a petition under any bankruptcy laws of any jurisdiction was filed against him or against a partnership of which he was a partner?
  • No  
     
       
 
(b) * Whether at any time during the last 10 years a petition under any law of any jurisdiction was filed against a corporation of which he was a director or key executive for the winding up of that corporation on the ground of insolvency?
  • No  
     
       
 
(c) * Whether there is any unsatisfied judgement against him?
  • No  
     
       
 
(d) * Whether he has ever been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere, involving fraud or dishonesty which is punishable with imprisonment for 3 months or more, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings which he is aware of) for such purpose?
  • No  
     
       
 
(e) * Whether he has ever been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere involving a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, or been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings which he is aware of) for such breach?
  • No  
     
       
 
(f) * Whether at any time during the last 10 years, judgement has been entered against him in any civil proceedings in Singapore or elsewhere involving a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, or a finding of fraud, misinterpretation or dishonesty on his part, or he has been the subject of any civil proceedings (including any pending civil proceedings which he is aware of involving an allegation of fraud, misinterpretation or dishonesty on his part)?
  • No  
     
       
 
(g) * Whether he has ever been convicted in Singapore or elsewhere of any offence in connection with the formation or management of any corporation?
  • No  
     
       
 
(h) * Whether he has ever been disqualified from acting as a director of any corporation, or from taking part directly or indirectly in the management of any corporation?
  • No  
     
       
 
(i) * Whether he has ever been the subject of any order, judgement or ruling of any court, tribunal or governmental body, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from engaging in any type of business practice or activity?
  • No  
     
       
 
(j) * Whether he has ever, to his knowledge, been concerned with the management or conduct, in Singapore or elsewhere, of the affairs of :-

(i) any corporation which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing corporations in Singapore or elsewhere; or

(ii) any corporation or partnership which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futurues industry in Singapore or elsewhere,

in connection with any matter occurring or arising during the period when he was so concerned with the corporation or partnership?

  • No  
     
       
 
Footnotes
Mr. Timothy Bullock is a BP nominee Director on the Board of China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation Ltd.
Pursuant to Rule 704(7)(i) of the Listing Manual of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, Mr. Timothy Bullock has no prior experience as a director of a listed company and has not undertaken training in the roles and responsibilities of a director of a listed company. He will attend briefings on the role and responsibilities as a director of a public listed company in Singapore.