Gordon is the Executive Vice President, Upstream for bp and a member of the bp global leadership team. Gordon is accountable for global oil & gas exploration, development, drilling, reservoir management, major projects and production operations across bp's upstream regions. He is also responsible for allocating upstream growth capital, shaping the long-term portfolio and leading the technical functions that keep safe, reliable operations at the heart of the business. Prior to that, he was bp's Executive Vice President of Production & Operations. Gordon has extensive global leadership experience in the oil and gas industry, having begun his career with bp in the North Sea. Gordon was a former chair of the board and is currently serving as a director and vice chair of the board of Azule Energy - a growing 50-50 independent joint venture between bp and ENI in Sub-Saharan Africa. He was chairman of the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) for two years. Gordon is an engineer by background, with a BSc with honours in electrical and electronic engineering and an MBA. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Outside of work, Gordon is married and has three grown-up sons.