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BG Group veteran Chapman joins Golar LNG as chairman

BG Group veteran Chapman joins Golar LNG as chairman
Golar LNG has announced that Frank Chapman has joined its board of directors and will take John Fredriksen's place as chairman, effective from 19 September.

Chapman's 40 years experience in the oil and gas industry started with a four year research position at BP in the 1970s and culminated in 12 years as chief executive of BG Group.

After 18 years at Shell, Chapman joined British Gas as managing director of exploration and production in 1996. That business unit became BG International in 1997 and Chapman became chief executive of BG Group in 2000 when Transco was de-merged from BG international.

"Under Sir Frank's leadership, BG Group grew from the modest UK-based Exploration and Production interests of the old British Gas into an international integrated oil and gas major. Operating profits grew from some $50 million in 1996 to more than $8 billion in 2012,"  Golar LNG stated.

A non-executive director at Rolls-Royce and chairman of their safety and ethics committee, Chapman was knighted in 2011 for services to the oil and gas industries.

"The board looks forward to working with Sir Frank, who shares the same ambitions for Golar, in achieving its strategic goal of becoming an integrated midstream LNG company," the company commented in a release.