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Former BP executive joins IBLF
4 October 2007
Graham Baxter, former vice-president of corporate responsibility at BP, has this week taken up a new post as Director, Responsible Business Solutions at IBLF.
Graham, who has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas sector, takes over from Peter Brew, who becomes Associate Director, Responsible Business Solutions and will focus more time on building IBLF's corporate partner network.
Graham will oversee IBLF's work to raise business standards in the areas of human rights, governance, enterprise development and conflict.
"We have worked with Graham extensively during his years at BP and are delighted to welcome him to IBLF, where he will be instrumental in helping deliver some of our programmes in the areas of governance, human rights, conflict and enterprise development," said Mike Patterson, Director of Finance and Administration at IBLF. "Graham is an important addition to our senior management as we look to implement our new IBLF@2015 strategy."
Graham is a graduate of Oxford University (MA Geology) and Liverpool University (PhD Oceanography). He worked as a Geologist in the oil and gas exploration industry for 11 years, joining Britoil in Glasgow, Scotland in 1981. In 1986, he transferred to the commercial function in Britoil's Strategic Planning team.
He worked in a number of commercial roles in BP's Exploration and Production and also Gas businesses in the UK, before joining BP Solar in February 1999. Following the Solarex / BP Solar merger he moved to Baltimore, USA in July 1999. There, he was initially Chief of Staff, then Vice-President of Solar Solutions leading a small global team developing large-scale rural infrastructure.
From February 2003, Graham worked for Communications and External Affairs at BP Group HQ in London, developing a corporate responsibility framework for the organisation. He was appointed Vice-President, Corporate Responsibility in October 2003 - where he was accountable for implementing the corporate responsibility framework, managing international NGO and socially-responsible investment relationships as well as shaping community engagement and investment globally.
Graham lives with his wife in Guildford, Surrey, has three grown up children and enjoys sailing fast catamarans and walking his three Labrador dogs.
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