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[[File:Sam Laidlaw.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Laidlaw as CEO of [[Centrica]] at a [[CBI]] Higher Education taskforce meeting, London, July 2009]]
 
[[File:Sam Laidlaw.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Laidlaw as CEO of [[Centrica]] at a [[CBI]] Higher Education taskforce meeting, London, July 2009]]
'''Sam Laidlaw''' was CEO of energy giant [[Centrica]] plc and the former lead non-executive board member of the UK [[Department for Transport]] until 31 December 2014.
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'''Sam Laidlaw''' is on the board of bank [[HSBC|HSBC Holdings]] plc.
  
He is a non-executive director of bankers [[HSBC]].
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He is the former CEO of energy giant [[Centrica]] plc and the former lead non-executive board member of the UK [[Department for Transport]].
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
Laidlaw is a qualified solicitor and has a Master's degree in Business Administration from [[INSEAD]].
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Laidlaw is a qualified solicitor and has a Master's degree in Business Administration from [[INSEAD]] in France.<ref name="HSBC"> HSBC [http://www.hsbc.com/about-hsbc/leadership/sam-laidlaw Sam Laidlaw], accessed 12 March 2015 </ref>
  
 
==Career==
 
==Career==
 
Other previous roles include executive vice president of [[Chevron Corporation]]; non-executive director of [[Hanson]] PLC; chief executive officer of [[Enterprise Oil]] plc; and president and chief operating officer of [[Amerada Hess]] Corporation.  
 
Other previous roles include executive vice president of [[Chevron Corporation]]; non-executive director of [[Hanson]] PLC; chief executive officer of [[Enterprise Oil]] plc; and president and chief operating officer of [[Amerada Hess]] Corporation.  
  
He is also a former member of the [[UK Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Group]].
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He is also a former member of the [[UK Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Group]].<ref name="HSBC"/>
  
==Affiliations==
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===HSBC===
*[[HSBC]] appointed in 2008 as Independent non-executive director, member of the Group Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee
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Laidlaw was appointed to board of [[HSBC]] in 2008, and is currently an independent non-executive director, member of the group remuneration committee and the nomination committee.<ref name="HSBC"/>
  
 
==Lobbyists==
 
==Lobbyists==
 
*[[Bell Pottinger Public Affairs]] (circa February 2013)
 
*[[Bell Pottinger Public Affairs]] (circa February 2013)
 
==Contact==
 
==Resources==
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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[[Category:Oil Industry|Laidlaw, Sam]][[Category:Fracking|Laidlaw, Sam]]
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[[Category:Oil Industry|Laidlaw, Sam]][[Category:Fracking|Laidlaw, Sam]][[Category:Bankers|Laidlaw, Sam]][[Category:Financial sector lobbying|Laidlaw, Sam]]

Revision as of 14:32, 12 March 2015

Laidlaw as CEO of Centrica at a CBI Higher Education taskforce meeting, London, July 2009

Sam Laidlaw is on the board of bank HSBC Holdings plc.

He is the former CEO of energy giant Centrica plc and the former lead non-executive board member of the UK Department for Transport.

Background

Laidlaw is a qualified solicitor and has a Master's degree in Business Administration from INSEAD in France.[1]

Career

Other previous roles include executive vice president of Chevron Corporation; non-executive director of Hanson PLC; chief executive officer of Enterprise Oil plc; and president and chief operating officer of Amerada Hess Corporation.

He is also a former member of the UK Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Group.[1]

HSBC

Laidlaw was appointed to board of HSBC in 2008, and is currently an independent non-executive director, member of the group remuneration committee and the nomination committee.[1]

Lobbyists

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 HSBC Sam Laidlaw, accessed 12 March 2015