Background
Grote, Byron was born in 1948.
Grote, Byron was born in 1948.
Doctor of Philosophy in Quantative Analysis, Cornell University.
Joined Standard Oil Corporation, Ohio, 1979. Vice president, retail sales Standard Oil, 1986—1987. Vice president, Alaskan North Slope production BP Plc, 1987—1989, commercial general manager, exploration London, 1989—1992, treasurer, Chief Executive Officer finance, 1992—1994, regional chief executive Bogota, Colombia, 1994—1995, deputy Chief Executive Officer London, 1995—1997.
Chief staff BP PLC, 1997—1999, executive vice president, exploration & production, 1999—2000, Chief Executive Officer, 2000—2002, Chief Financial Officer & executive director Warrenville, Illinois, since 2002. Chairman chemicals innovation and growth team United Kingdom Chemicals sector and Department Trade and Industry, 2001—2002. Board directors Unilever N.V., since 2006, Unilever PLC, since 2006.
Member advisory council Cornell University Johnson Graduate School Management. Vice chairman United Kingdom Governments Public Services Productivity Panel, 1998—2000.
Married.