Eric Drake
English oilman
Rosemary Moore
(m. 1935)Margaret Elizabeth Wilson
(m. 1950)1969–1975
Sir Arthur Eric Courtney Drake CBE (29 November 1910 – 31 October 1996) was an English oilman. Drake was the fifth chairman of the board of British Petroleum, serving from 1969 to 1975.
Drake was born in Rochester, Kent, the son of a doctor, and educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he received a bachelor's degree in law.[1]
In 1975, Drake was succeeded by Sir David Steel as chairman of BP.[2]
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Chief Executives of BP
- 1909–1914 Donald Smith
- 1914–1927 Charles Greenway
- 1927–1936 John Cadman
- 1936–1941 John Cadman
- 1941–1954 William Fraser
- 1954–1956 William Fraser
- 1956–1957 Basil Jackson
- 1957–1960 Neville Gass
- 1960–1969 Maurice Bridgeman
- 1969–1975 Eric Drake
- 1975–1981 David Steel
- 1981–1990 Peter Walters
- 1990–1992 Robert Horton
- 1992–1995 David Simon
- 1995–1998 John Browne
- 1998–2001 John Browne
- 2001–2007 John Browne
- 2007–2010 Tony Hayward
- 2010–2020 Bob Dudley
- 2020–2023 Bernard Looney
