L. Richard Flury has served as a Supervisory Director of the Company since May 8, 2003, and was a consultant to the Supervisory Board since May 2002. He retired from his position as Chief Executive, Gas and Power for BP plc on December 31, 2001, which position he had held since June 1999. Prior to the integration of Amoco and BP, which was announced in August 1998, he served as Executive Vice President of Amoco Corporation with chief executive responsibilities for the Exploration and Production sector from January 1996 to December 1998. He also served in various other executive capacities with Amoco since 1988. He is a director of the Questar Corporation and Callon Petroleum Company. He is a member of the Audit Committee, Corporate Governance Committee, Nominating Committee and Strategic Initiatives Committee. |