BP announced the appointment of Tony Hunt as Vice President of Offshore Operations for Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey (AGT) Region. Tony will assume his new role on 15 December 2013. In this role Tony will be accountable for the safe, compliant and reliable operations of all AGT region offshore operations.
This follows the appointment of Mark Thomas, AGT Region’s current Vice President of Offshore Operations, as Vice President Technical Functions based in Houston. Mark will move to his new position on 15 December 2013.
Tony Hunt has a first degree in Mathematics from Leicester University and a Master’s degree in Offshore Engineering from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. Throughout his 29 year career with BP, he has held a wide range of operations roles, including operations leadership roles in the UK, onshore and offshore, and Angola. Tony joins Azerbaijan from his current position as the Subsea Operations Manager in Luanda.—0--
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