Background
Wright, Christopher J. was born on September 14, 1934 in Hempstead, Suffolk, England. Son of James and Lizzie (Luisa) Wright.
Wright, Christopher J. was born on September 14, 1934 in Hempstead, Suffolk, England. Son of James and Lizzie (Luisa) Wright.
Master of Arts in History, Cambridge University, 1958.
Trainee, British Petroleum, London, 1958; with corporation planning, British Petroleum, London, 1961-1964; sales and operations positions, British Petroleum, Sweden, 1959; market development manager, British Petroleum, Singapore and Malaysia, 1964-1968; area coordinator, British Petroleum, Scandinavia and London, 1968-1972; from director operations to director retail marketing, British Petroleum, Norway, 1972-1975; president, chief operations officer, chief Executive officer, British Petroleum, Norway, 1975-1978; assistant general manager International Oil Supply & Trading department, British Petroleum, London, 1978-1982; senior vice president commercial, British Petroleum, New York City, 1982-1986; president, Stolt-Nielsen, Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut, since 1986.
British Petroleum representative International Energy Agency, London, 1978-1982. Served to lieutenant Infantry Suffolk Regiment, 1953-1955.
Married Mary Rose Wright, October 27, 1937. Children: Katherine Sarah, Claire Elizabeth Jane, Christopher Hunter.