Duane Wilson

Mr. Wilson currently serves as an independent expert to the Board of BP p.l.c. and general consultant to the petroleum refining and petrochemical industries. While working at ConocoPhillips, he was responsible for research and development, engineering and construction, technical support, and leader of the manufacturing team for the company’s global refining marketing, supply and transportation operations. Mr. Wilson joined Conoco in 1962 in Ponca City and held a series of engineering and supervisory positions in the Process Engineering Department and became Manager of that department in 1975. He transferred to DuPont (former parent company of Conoco) in 1982 and served in managerial posts in the Design Division of the Corporate Engineering Department, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1985, he returned to Ponca City as Manager of Conoco’s Maintenance Engineering Department, the following year he was named Vice President of Engineering. He became Vice President of Research & Engineering in 1988, overseeing the work of more than 800 scientific, engineering, technical, and support people. In 1994, he was named Vice President, RMS&T—Technology with responsibility for research and development, worldwide engineering and construction, and technical support. He was also the functional leader of the global manufacturing team for the company’s refining, marketing, supply and transportation operations. University of Tulsa, B.S. Chemical Engineering. Advanced Management program, Harvard Business School.