Eric Drake

Sir Arthur Eric Courtney Drake (29 November 1910 – 31 October 1996), was a British businessman, chairman of BP from 1969 to 1975.

Drake was born in Rochester, Kent, the son of a doctor, and educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he received a bachelor's degree in law.[1]

In 1975, he was by succeeded Sir David Steel as chairman of BP.[2]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

Chief Executives of BP
Chairman of Anglo-Persian Oil Company (1909–1936)	1909–1914 Donald Smith 1914–1927 Charles Greenway 1927–1936 John Cadman
Chairman of Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (1936–1954)	1936–1941 John Cadman 1941–1954 William Fraser
Chairmen of British Petroleum (1954–1992)	1954–1956 William Fraser 1956–1957 Basil Jackson 1957–1960 Neville Gass 1960–1969 Maurice Bridgeman 1969–1975 Eric Drake 1975–1981 David Steel 1981–1990 Peter Walters 1990–1992 Robert Horton
CEO of British Petroleum (1992–1998)	1992–1995 David Simon 1995–1998 John Browne
CEO of BP Amoco (1998–2001)	1998–2001 John Browne
CEO of BP plc (2001–present)	2001–2007 John Browne 2007–2010 Tony Hayward 2010–2020 Bob Dudley 2020–present Bernard Looney