Johannesburg, South Africa - May 25, 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa - Sasol Limited, an energy company, announced that it has appointed Stephen Westwell and Peter Robertson as independent non-executive directors, effective June 1 and 1 July, respectively.
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Between 1988 and 2007 Mr. Westwell held various management and executive positions for BP in South Africa, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom.
Mr. Westwell served as the head of BP's retail business in South Africa and board member of BP Southern Africa; Chief Executive Officer for BP Solar; and Chief Executive Officer for BP Alternative Energy.
Mr. Westwell also served as Group Chief of Staff and Member of BP Plc's Executive Management Team in the UK from 2008 to 2011. He previously worked for Eskom Holdings Limited in several operational capacities.
Mr. Westwell holds a Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering from the University of Natal (now he University of KwaZulu-Natal), a Master of Business Administration from the University of Cape Town and a Master of Science Management from Stanford University.
Since 2007, Mr. Westwell has been a Member of the Advisory Board of the latter University's Graduate School of Business.
Between 1973 and 2009 Mr. Robertson held various positions ranging from management to executive leadership for Chevron Corporation in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA).
These executive positions include having served as the Vice-President: Finance, Chevron USA; President: Exploration and Production Operations, Chevron USA Production Company; and President: ChevronTexaco Overseas Petroleum, USA.
Mr. Robertson served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Chevron Corporation from 2002 to 2009. He has more than 40 years of industry experience, which includes having served as the Chairman of the US Energy Association and as a non-executive director of Sasol Chevron Holdings Limited.
Mr. Robertson currently serves as an Independent Senior Advisor to the oil and gas sector of Deloitte LLP, where he advises Deloitte's oil and gas leadership on the critical issues facing the industry. ■