Chris Finlayson (businessman)

Chris Finlayson
Born	Christopher Geoffrey Finlayson April 1956
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Manchester
Occupation	Businessman
Years active	1977–present
Title	former CEO of BG Group plc (from 1 January 2013)
Term	2013–2014
Predecessor	Sir Frank Chapman
Successor	Andrew Gould
Board member of	BG Group

Christopher Geoffrey Finlayson (born April 1956) is a British businessman who was the chief executive of BG Group plc, ^[1] a British multinational oil and gas company, for 16 months until 28 April 2014. ^{[2] [3]}

Early life

Christopher Geoffrey Finlayson was born in April 1956. ^[4] He graduated in 1977 from the University of Manchester with a BSc in Physics and Geology. ^[5]

Career

Finlayson joined BG Group in August 2010, and has been Managing Director of BG Advance and a main board director of BG Group since 15 November 2011. He succeeded Sir Frank Chapman as Group Chief Executive on 1 January 2013. He was previously employed by Shell for over 30 years, rising to Executive Vice President of Global Solutions Upstream, Royal Dutch Shell plc. ^{[2] [6]}

He resigned on 28 April 2014, and has been replaced on an interim basis by the current Chairman Andrew Gould. ^[3]

References

1. "Christopher Geoffrey Finlayson director information. Free company director check". www.cbetta.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
2. "BG names industry veteran Finlayson as CEO". Reuters. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
3. Lynch, Russell (28 April 2014). "BG Group chief Chris Finlayson resigns after 16 months at the helm". The Independent. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
4. "BG Group plc". Companies House. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
5. "Chris Finlayson appointed Chief Executive of BG Group". BG Group. Reuters. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
6. "Chris Finlayson: Executive Profile". Businessweek.com. Retrieved 13 December 2012.^{[ dead link ]}