Azerbaijani specialist appointed BP Senior Vice President in London
According to BP-Azerbaijan, Gordon Birrell will succeed Rashid as BP’s Regional President for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey (AGT), with effect from November 15, 2012. Gordon is currently Head of Safety and Operational Risk for BP’s Production Division, responsible for driving improvements in BP’s operating quality across the company’s global Production Division.
Bob Fryar, BP’s Executive Vice President, Production says: “We are bringing Rashid to London to a position which will allow us to utilize his extensive experience beyond the AGT region and in support of the wider BP. We would like to thank Rashid for his leadership and extraordinary commitment to BP’s success in Azerbaijan and the region.
“It is our firm intention to continue our success in the region through even closer cooperation with SOCAR,. the government and our partners To achieve this, we will continue to focus on safety, maximization of production and intensification of performanceâ€.
“Gordon, as an experienced leader and as someone previously involved in our exploration projects in Azerbaijan, will continue our successful partnership here through joint development and implementation of our long-term business plansç, in particular, the plan for long-term stabilization of ACG production which is being developed with partners and the Government of Azerbaijan.
“I would also like to wish Rashid and Gordon every success in their important new rolesâ€.
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