Stephen Cook, chief commercial officer for group technology at UK-based oil and gas supplier BP, has been promoted to senior vice-president of its Launchpad and Ventures unit.
The move follows the retirement of David Gilmour, who had set up Launchpad as a private equity-style investment unit to complement the corporate venturing team at BP Ventures.
Cook said on his LinkedIn profile he would be “discovering, building and scaling new digital and physical energy businesses for a net-zero carbon future. Leading and integrating BP’s venture capital, business building, incubation and technology thought leadership capability to create a world-class innovation engine.”
Cook had previously spent three years in a chief commercial officer position at BP, responsible for its long-term technology view in the energy industry, having joined the company in 1998 following chemistry degrees at University of Oxford.
