Background
LAIDLAW, Christophor Charles Fraser Son of late Hugh Alexander Lyon Laidlaw and Sarah Georgina Fraser.
LAIDLAW, Christophor Charles Fraser Son of late Hugh Alexander Lyon Laidlaw and Sarah Georgina Fraser.
Rugby School and St. John's College Cambridge.
Served War of 1939-1945, Europe and Far East, Maj. on General Staff. Joined British Petroleum Company Ltd. (BP) 1948, BP representative in Hamburg 1959-1961, General Manager Marketing Department 1963-1967, Director BP Trading 1967, President BP Belgium 1967-1971, Director (Operations) 197172, Chairman BP Germany 1972-1983, Manager Director BP Company Ltd.
1972-1981, Deputy Chairman 1980-1981. Chairman BP Oil 1977-1981, BP Oil Institute 1981, ICL 1981-1984, Bridon PLC since 1985. President ICL France 1983.
President Dalgety since 1984. Redland; Director Commercial Union Assurance Company 1978-1983, Barclays Bank Institute Ltd. 1980-1987, Barclays Bank 1981-1988, Amerada Hess Corporation since 1983, Barclays Merchant Bank 1984-1987, Warden, Tallow Chandler Company, Boving & Company Ltd. since 1984 (Chairman 1984-1986), Mercedes-Benz (United Kingdom) since 1986.
President German Chamber of Industry and Commerce 1983-1986.
Married Nina Mary Prichard in 1952.