Dr. Chris Mottershead
Distinguished Advisor Energy and Environment, BP plc
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Biography
Chris joined BP Research, at its London based research laboratories in 1978 as an instrument and control engineer. During the mid-eighties Chris lead a team to create and commercialise large-scale scientific computers as part of BP’s then new venture activities. In the late eighties he ran BP’s exploration computing activities in London, Glasgow and Houston. During the early nineties he became commercial manager of exploration and production technical activities. Chris then moved to BP’s North Sea operations, first to Glasgow and then Aberdeen, becoming the central technical manager. He returned to London, becoming the VP Technology, Engineering and HSE for BP’s global gas, power and renewable activities.
He is currently Distinguished Advisor Energy and Environment, and provides leadership to the BP Group on making its products and operations consistent with the principles of sustainable energy and the environment.
He is also a Director of the Carbon Trust in London and the Center for Clean Air Policy in Washington, and on the Advisory Boards of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, the Climate Group, the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the G8+5 Legislators and Business Leaders Climate Change Dialogue.