BP appoints new chief in Australasia

Global energy giant BP has appointed Paul Waterman as president for Australasia, succeeding Gerry Hueston, who retires at the end of this month. U.S.-born Waterman was a Castrol employee from 1994 until BP acquired that company in 2000, and was most recently vice president of BP Lubricants Aviation, Industrial, Marine and Energy. Waterman will be BP’s chief representative in Australia and New Zealand. (August 14, 2010)